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Index of Fruits. 



Belle Fondante. Medium, conic tur- 

 binate, yellow russet ; buttery, 

 juicy, rich, slightly astringent. 

 October. 



Belle Julie. Small, obovate, light 

 green ; melting, buttery, sweet, 

 perfumed. October. 



Belle Lucrative, p. 287. 



Belle Williams. Large, pyriform, 

 greenish yellow ; buttery, melting ; 

 very good has cracked badly at 

 some places. Winter. 



Bellissime d'Ete. See French Jar- 

 gonelle. 



Bellissime Jargonelle. See French 

 Jargonelle. 



Belmont. Medium, roundish obo- 

 vate, yellow green ; coarse ; juicy, 

 sweet. October. An English 

 cooking pear. 



Benoist. Medium, turbinate ; yel- 

 low with a red cheek ; melting, 

 sweet, agreeable. August. 



Bergamot, Easter. Medium, round- 



ish obovate, pale green ; crisp, 

 juicy, pleasant. Late winter. 



Bergamot, Gansel's, p. 302. 



Bergamot, Hampden's. Large, 

 roundish, yellow ; a little coarse ; 

 breaking and buttery, if house- 

 ripened. September. 



Bergamot, Summer. Small, round, 

 yellowish green ; juicy, rich, be- 

 coming mealy. Late July. 



Bergamotte Cadette, p. 287. 



Bergamotte de la Pentecote. See 

 Easter Beurre. 



Bergamotte de Millepieds. Medium, 

 roundish, dark green ; melting, 

 juicy ; very good. September. 

 French. 



Bergamotte de Soulers. See De 

 Sorlus. 



Bergamotte d'Esperen. Medium, 

 flattened pyriform, green, rough ; 

 sweet, rich, juicy, spicy. Decem- 

 ber to February. French. 



Bergamotte d'Ete. See Hampden's 

 Bergamot. 



Bergamotte d'Hollande. Rather 

 large, roundish, green and russet, 

 becoming yellow ; crisp^ juicy, 

 agreeable. Through winter till 

 spring. 



Bergamotte Gaudry. Medium, round- 

 ish, yellowish green, coarsely dot- 

 ted ; very juicy, mild sub-acid. 



Bergamotte Heimbourg. Large, 

 roundish, rough, green becoming 

 yellow ; buttery, juicy, rich, per- 

 fumed. October. French. 



Bergamotte Leseble. Medium, ob- 

 late, yellow, partly russeted ; juicy, 

 sweet, melting, perfumed. Octo- 

 ber. 



Bergamotte Suisse. Medium, round- 

 ish, pale green, yellow and pale 

 red ; melting, sweet, pleasant. Oc- 

 tober. 



Bergen Pear, p. 277. 



Berriays. Medium, obovate, pyri- 

 form, pale greenish yellow ; juicy, 

 sweet ; very good. September. 

 French. 



Beurre Amande. Medium, long py- 

 riform, dull green, rough ; but- 

 tery, juicy ; very good. Septem- 

 ber. Belgian. 



Beurre' Ananas. See Ananas d'Ete. 



Beurre Assomption. Large, irregu- 

 lar pyriform, yellow, reddened 

 toward the sun ; juicy and melt- 

 ing ; partly coarse ; of moderate 

 quality. Tree vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. August. French. 



Beurre Audusson. See Ridelle's. 



