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Index of Fruits. 



is nearly black, and has a poor 

 flavor. 



Black Oxford. Below medium, 

 roundish oblate, dark red ; flesh 

 compact, not juicy, mild sub-acid. 

 Valued as a good bearer and keep- 

 er. Maine. 



Black's Annette. Small, roundish, 

 dark red. Autumn. Kentucky. 



Black Twig. Medium, oblate, yel- 

 low shaded with red, tender, mild 

 sub-acid, very good. Early winter. 

 Tennessee. 



Blake. Rather large, roundish, 

 greenish yellow ; crisp, juicy, good. 

 October to January. Maine. 



Blakely. Large, oblate, regular, 

 yellow with a sunny cheek ; flesh 

 mild, sub-acid, pleasant. Winter. 

 Vt. 



Bledsoe, or Bledsoe Pippin. Very 

 large, oblate, regular, somewhat 

 conic, striped ; flesh white, fine 

 grained, pleasant, sub-acid. Win- 

 ter. Ky. 



Blenheim Orange, or Blenheim Pip- 

 pin. Large, roundish, striped 

 dull red ; flesh yellow, breaking, 

 flavor moderate. Autumn. Eng- 

 lish. 



Blockley. Rather large, roundish, 

 oblate, ribbed, yellow; flesh yel- 

 lowish, compact. 



Blood. Medium, roundish, ribbed, 

 striped dull red ; breaking, mild, 

 good. Winter. Ohio. 



Blue Pearmain, p. 231. 



Blue Sweet. Medium, roundish, 

 slightly conical, striped dull red ; 

 flesh white, fine, not juicy. A long 

 keeper. Mass. 



Blush June. See Carolina Red 

 June. 



Boalsburg. Large, oblong, slightly 

 conical, striped ; flesh yellow, with 

 a very good refreshing flavor. 

 Winter. Pa. 



Boas. Medium, roundish, oblate, 

 striped ; good. Late winter. 



Bohannan. Medium, roundish, 

 slightly conic and flattened ; yellow 

 with red cheek ; tender, juicy, sub- 

 acid, of moderate flavor. July and 

 August. South-western. Popular. 



Bonum, p. 217. 



Borovitsky. Medium, roundish, 

 striped ; firm, sub-acid. August. 

 Russian. 



Borsdorff. Small, roundish oval, yel- 

 low with a red cheek ; flesh firm, 

 crisp, rich, brisk, perfumed. Early 

 winter. German. 



Boston Russet. See Roxbury Rus- 

 set. 



Bough. See Sweet Bough. 



Bourassa. Medium, roundish conic, 

 rich orange russet, tender, aromat- 

 ic, good. Early winter. 



Bowker. Medium, roundish oblate, 

 yellow and crimson ; tender, sub- 

 acid. Autumn. 



Bowling's Sweet. Medium, round- 

 ish, dull red ; rich, sweet. Octo- 

 ber to January. Va. 



Boxford. Medium, oblate, striped, 

 not juicy nor high flavored. Au- 

 tumn. 



Brabant Bellflower. Large, roundish 

 oblong, striped ; rich, sub-acid. 

 Late autumn. Holland. 



Brenneman. Medium, striped ; flesh 

 white ; sub-acid cooking. Late 

 summer. Pa. 



Brewer. Very large, roundish, yel 

 low ; flesh yellowish ; pleasant, 

 sub-acid. Autumn. Mass. 



