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large, roundish, a little ribbed, and rather broadest at the base, 

 Skin pale greenish-yellow. Flesh yellowish white, crisp, tender, 

 with a tolerable, somewhat acid flavour. October to January. 



AMERICAN PIPPIN. Coxe. Thomp. 

 Grindstone. 



Valuable only for its late keeping and for cider. 

 Fruit of medium size and regular form, roundish, somewhat 

 flattened. Skin dull red in patches and stripes, on a dull green 



f round. Flesh white, firm, juicy, with a somewhat brisk, acid 

 avour. Keeps till June. Trees with crooked shoots. 



ANGLE. 



Medium, roundish, yellow, nearly covered with stripes and 

 splashes of light and dark red with white dots. Flesh yellow, 

 tender, sweet and good, fair and handsome. First of September. 



AUGUSTINE. 



Large, roundish, conic, yellow, striped with red, sweet and 

 dry. August. 



BALDWIN SWEET. 



Fruit rather large, roundish, yellow, striped and shaded with 

 red. Flesh yellow, rather compact, sweet and good. Produc- 

 tive. October, January. 



BAR APPLE. 



A large, fair apple, slightly tinged with red next the sun. 

 Flesh white, juicy, sweet and agreeable. An early fall fruit, and 

 keeps well through the winter. (Coxe.) 



BEDFORDSHIRE FOUNDLING. Thomp. Lind. 



A large green English apple, excellent for kitchen use. 

 Fruit large, roundish, obscurely ribbed. Skin deep green, paler 

 at maturity. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, with a pleasant, 

 acid flavour. October to February. 



BELLE-FLEUR, RED. 



Belle-Fleur. Poiteau. Belle-Fleur Rouge ? Thomp. 



A French variety scarcely worth cultivation. 



Fruit large, regular, oblong-conical. Skin pale greenish-yel- 

 low, but nearly covered with red, striped with dark red. Flesh 

 white, tender, of tolerable, mild flavour, apt to become mealy, 

 November to January. 



