BORSDORFER. Her. Pom., 3. F., Borsdorfer ; 

 G., Edelborsdorfer. (King George III., Queen Char- 

 lotte's Apple, etc., etc.) Dessert, December to Feb- 

 ruary, small, 2 by if, round-square, regular. Colour, 

 milky yellow with dull red flush, slight russet veins. 

 Flesh, firm, juicy, pale yellow, poor flavour. Eye, 

 usually open in a shallow wide basin. Stem, slender, 

 in a moderately deep cavity, slightly russet ed. Growth, 

 compact ; fertile. Leaf, rather small, oval, held out 

 flat, curved serrate. Origin, German, where it has been 

 cultivated since the sixteenth century. Imported 

 into England for Queen Charlotte, wife of George III. 

 Recorded by Cordus in 1561. A worthless fruit in this 

 country, except in very warm seasons. 



BOSBURY PIPPIN. Dessert, December to March, 

 small, 2^ by if, flat, fairly regular. Colour, golden 

 yellow, with crimson flush, nearly covering fruit. Flesh, 

 firm, pale yellow, sweet. Growth, moderate ; fertile. 

 Origin, unrecorded. Probably a West of England 

 variety. Of the Baumann's Reinette type ; it is not 

 worthy of cultivation. 



BOSTON RUSSET. Her. Pom., 54. F., Reinette 

 Rousse de Boston. (Roxbury Russet, Putnam Russet.) 

 Dessert, January to March, medium, 2f by 2, 

 flattened roundish, slightly conical, slightly irregular. 

 Colour, entirely covered with dull brownish-green 

 russet. Flesh, firm, juicy, greenish, of excellent flavour 

 Eye, firmly closed in a wide plaited basin. Stem, 

 moderately long in a wide shallow cavity. Growth, 

 compact ; very fertile. Leaf, rather large, roundish, 

 dark, upfolded, curved serrate. Origin, supposed to 

 have originated at Roxbury, Mass., early in the seven- 

 teeth century. The correct name is Roxbury Russet. 

 A good late fruit. Reinette de Canada Grise is often 

 wrongly called Boston Russet. 



BOW HILL PIPPIN. Dessert, November to Feb- 

 ruary, medium, 2f by 2f , flattened round, even. Colour, 

 golden-yellow, slight flush and broad broken stripes. 



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