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Index of Fruits. 



Bon Chretien Fondante, p. 289. 



Bon Chretien, Spanish. Large, pyri- 

 form, deep yellow and red ; half 

 breaking cooking. 



Bon Gustave. Medium, pyriform, 

 greenish and russet ; buttery, juicy, 

 perfumed. December. Belgian. 



Bonne Charlotte. Medium, mostly 

 obovate ; buttery, rich, perfumed. 

 August. 



Bonne d'Ezee. Large, pyriform, yel- 

 lowish green, with some russet ; 

 juicy, melting, rich ; very good. 

 September, October. Often cracks 

 badly. 



Bonne de Malines. See Winter Nelis. 



Bonne du Puits Ansault. Rather 

 small, roundish oblate, greenish 

 yellow ; juicy, melting, rich ; very 

 good. September. Great bearer. 

 French. New. 



Bonne Rouge. See Gansel's Berga- 

 mot. 



Bonne Sophia. Medium, obovate 

 pyriform, acute, greenish yellow 

 and red cheek ; melting, sweet ; 

 very good. October. 



Boston. See Pinneo. 



Boucquia. Rather large, oval tur- 

 binate, pale yellow ; rots at core ; 

 rather astringent. October. Flem- 

 ish. 



Bourgemester. Large, pyriform, 

 light yellow; juicy, astringent. 

 November. Tree cankers badly. 



Bousso'ck, p. 289. 



Brandy wine, p. 269. 



Brialmont. Resembles Urbaniste in 

 the character of the tree and fruit ; 

 of good promise. October. Bel- 

 gian. 



Broom Park. Medium, roundish, 

 greenish yellow and dull red ; 



coarse ; juicy, sweet. January, 

 February. English. 



Brougham. Roundish oblate, green- 

 ish yellow ; coarse ; astringent. 

 November. English. 



Brown Beurre, p. 289. 



B. S. Fox. Large, long pyriform, 

 bright yellow, russeted, melting, 

 and excellent. Cal. 



Buffum, p. 289. 



Burlingame. Medium, oblate, yel- 

 low ; coarse ; poor. September. 

 Ohio. 



Burnett. Large, obtuse pyriform, 

 pale yellow ; coarse ; juicy, sweet ; 

 good. October. Mass. 



Butter Pear. See White Doyenne. 



Cabot, p. 290. 



Caen de France. Rather large, pyri- 

 form, yellow and russet ; half melt- 

 ing, juicy, .sweet, slightly astrin- 

 gent. Winter. 



Calebasse. Medium, long pyriform, 

 irregular, dull yellow, rough ; 

 coarse ; juicy, crisp, rich, pleasant. 

 September. Belgian. 



Calebasse Bosc. See Autumn Para- 

 dise. 



Calebasse Delvigne. Medium, pyri- 

 form, yellow ; coarse ; buttery, 

 rich, perfumed, slightly astringent. 

 October. 



Calebasse d' Etc. Medium, long pyri- 

 form, bright yellowish brown ; 

 astringent, poor. September. Bel- 

 gian. 



Calebasse d'Octobre. Large, pyri- 

 form, pale yellow, juicy, melting, 

 of moderate quality. October. 

 Belgian. 



Calhoun. Medium, roundish, irregu- 

 lar, yellowish and dull red ; coarse, 



