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and usually with a red cheek. Flesh white with some red at the pit; 

 quality good; pit free. A seedling of Peen-to, quite popular in 

 Texas and the South. Florida. 



Arkansas (Arkansas Traveller). Medium, roundish; color creamy 

 white, nearly covered with red of varied shades. Flesh juicy, sweet; 

 pit nearly free. Commercial on account of its earliness and its 

 superiority to Amsden. Arkansas. 



Baldwin Late. Large, oblong, with decided raise at apex; color 

 greenish white with blushed cheek. Flesh firm, juicy, melting, good; 

 pit free. An Alabama variety much grown in the Southwest. 



Barnard (Barnard 's Early, Yellow Barnard). Medium to large, 

 roundish; color yellowish white, with purplish-red cheek. Flesh 

 yellow, with red at pit, rich, juicy, very good. A seedling of Yellow 

 Alberge, which it much excels in tree, bearing, and fruit as grown 

 South. 



Beatrice (Early Beatrice). Small to medium, roundish oblong; 

 color light with marbled red cheek. Flesh juicy, melting, good; pit 

 free. A handsome small fruit that ships and sells well, but if not 

 thinned it runs too small. 



Beers Smock. Medium to large, round; color creamy white with 

 dark-red blush; cavity quite deep; suture distinct. Flesh quite 

 juicy, yellow, with red at pit, tender, rich; quality good; pit free. 

 Commercial. New Jersey. 



Belle Favorite. Large, oval, narrowing toward apex; color 

 yellow with dull-red cheek; cavity quite deep; suture distinct, two- 

 thirds around. Flesh yellow, tender, vinous, good; pit nearly free. 

 Does well east of Lake Michigan. 



Bergen Yellow. Very large, round, somewhat oblate; color deep 

 yellow with bright-red cheek; suture passes beyond apex. Flesh 

 yellow, rich, nearly best; pit free. A very popular yellow-fleshed 

 commercial variety. New York. 



Bequett Cling. Medium to large, round, somewhat elongated; 

 color creamy white, washed and marbled with red; suture half around. 

 Flesh white with red at pit, tender, juicy, pleasant, good. Texas. 



Bequett Free. Medium to large, roundish oblong; color creamy 

 white covered largely with dull-red and pink dots, surface velvety; 

 suture extends beyond apex, where it is deepest ; cavity large, abrupt, 

 and deep. Flesh white with red at pit, melting, sprightly, good; 

 pit free. Extensively grown, Texas, 



