round, even. Colour, yellow green with russet dots 

 and markings. Flesh, pale yellow, melting, sweet, 

 highly perfumed. Eye, small, a little open. Stem, long 

 and woody. Growth, strong, makes long straggling 

 shoots ; fertility, very good. Leaf, small oval, little 

 upfolded, hold out, serrate at tip, entire at base. Origin, 

 raised at Aston in Cheshire and known early in the 

 i gth century. First described by Lindley in his " Guide 

 to the Fruit and Kitchen Garden." 



Aurore : see Beurre Capiaumont. 



Autumn Bergamotte : see English Bergamotte. 



BARONNE DE MELLO (G. Baronin von Mello. His. 

 Phillipe Goes.) Dessert, October, small to medium, 

 2 i by 3i> ova l conical, even. Colour, golden brown, 

 russet covers the whole fruit. Flesh, greenish white, 

 very melting and deliciously perfumed. Eye, open in 

 a very shallow depression. Stem, medium, woody. 

 Growth, upright spreading ; fertility good. Leaf, long 

 oval, held out, little upfolded, shallow serrate, turning 

 yellow red, rather pale. Origin, raised by Van Mons. 

 It does well either on the Quince or Pear. 



Bancrief : see Chalk. 



BEACON. Dessert, mid to end August, medium, 

 long conical, Skin, fairly smooth, occasional patches 

 of russet. Colour, pale golden yellow with faint brick 

 red flush. Flesh, pale yellow, crisp, juicy, with a 

 pleasant aroma. Stem, very short, fleshy and unusually 

 lipped. Growth, stout, compact, very upright ; fertility 

 fair. Leaf, very long and narrow, upfolded, down 

 hanging, regularly serrate, almost crenate. Origin, 

 raised by Mr. Rivers from Grosse Calebasse. Is only 

 of ordinary merit and in its season is much surpassed 

 by Dr. Jules Guyot. 



Bedminster Gratioli : see Jersey Gratioli. 

 Belle An ge vine : see Uvedales St. Germain. 

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