128 THE APPLE. 



BUFFINGTON'S EARLY. 



A moderate bearer origin unknown. Fruit, below medium, flattened, 

 little ribbed, yellowish white, with faint blush : cavity deep : basin, shal- 

 low, furrowed ; flesh, tender, delicate sub-acid ; " best." Last of July. 



BURR'S WINTER SWEET. 



Native of Higham, Massachusetts. Tree, good grower, spreading. 

 Early and abundant bearer. Fruit, large, roundish oblate, flattened at 

 base, full at crown smooth, greenish yellow, striped and splashed with 

 vermilion, russet at stem small gray specks ; stem, short, slender ; cavity, 

 broad, open eye, medium, closed ; segments, short ; basin, open, ribbed j 

 core, small j seeds, medium ; flesh yellowish, tender, sweet, slight aroma- 

 tic perfume. December to March. (Hov. Mag.) 



BUSH. 



Native of Boalsburg, Pa. Size, medium, oblate conical ] greenish yel- 

 low, russet dots near the crown : calyx, small j basin, deep plaited : flesh, 

 " very good." (W. D. B.) 



" BUTTER APPLE. 



American probably from Pennsylvania. Fruit, below medium, regu- 

 lar roundish, red marbling and overspreading yellow, few yellow russet 

 dots, russet near and in cavity of stem : stem, long, slender ] cavity, nar- 

 row, deep ; calyx, half closed ; basin, abrupt, ribbed ; core, medium ; seeds, 

 roundish ovate : flesh, yellowish white, tender, sweet ; " very good." No- 

 vember to February. 



BLOCKLEY. 



Probably from Pennsylvania. Growth upright ; fruit, large, round flat- 

 tened, occasionally a little uneven, pale yellow, with occasional patches of 

 light thin russet stem, short ; cavity, narrow, deep : calyx, with short 

 segments ; basin, broad, deep ; flesh, yellowish white, crisp, tender, sub- 

 acid ; core, large ; capsules, open. October to January. 



BUCHANAN'S PIPPIN. 

 Buchanan's Seedling. 



Raised by Robert Buchanan, of Cincinnati, 0. Tree, vigorous, and very 

 productive. 



Fruit, medium, oblate, very much flattened, slightly angular; skin, yel- 

 lowish, somewhat waxen, deeply shaded with maroon, sometimes very ob- 

 scurely striped and thickly covered with light conspicuous dots stalk, very 

 short and small, surrounded by thin, scaly russet, inserted in a large cavity ; 

 calyx, partially closed, set in a round, abrupt basin, slightly ribbed ; flesh, 

 greenish, very solid, crisp, and juicy, with a fine, refreshing, sub-acid flavor. 

 March, April. 



BUCKINGHAM. 



Fruit, large, round conical, angular, greenish yellow, shaded with 

 crimson and whitish gray dots ; stem, short ; cavity, broad, deep ; calyx, 

 closed ; basin, deep ; flesh, yellow, juicy, tender, mild sub-acid j " very 

 good ;" core, medium. December. 



BUCK MEADOW. 



Fiom Nor walk, Conn. Tree, drooping habit ; productive. Fruit, above 

 medium, roundish conical, angular, yellow, marbled and streaked with red , 



