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BAXTER'S PEARMAIN. 



From Norfolk, England. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive. Fruit 

 large, roundish, elongated conical, pale green, with shades and streaks 

 of red in the sun. Flesh yellowish, firm, brisk, sprightly subacid. Val- 

 uable for all purposes. November to March. (Hogg.) 



BEACHEMWELL SEEDLING. 

 Motteux's Seedling. 



From Norfolk, England. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive. Fruit 

 below medium, roundish, yellowish, with faint stripes and splashes of 

 red, brown patches. Calyx and stalk prominent. Flesh yellowish white, 

 tender, brisk, subacid. December to March. (Ron.) 



BEADELL. 

 Hanover Seedling. 



Originated on the farm of Edward Beadell, Westchester Co., N. Y. 

 Tree strong, vigorous, spreading, good bearer. Fruit resembles the Mc- 

 Lellan in form, color, size, and similar in flavor. Good to very good. 

 Ripe in October. 



BEAN SWEET. 



Originally sent out by Judge Buel. Fruit medium, oblong rounded, 

 nearly white. Flesh crisp, juicy. October to March. Baking. (Elliott.) 



BEAR SWEET. 



Origin unknown. Fruit medium, roundish, conical, yellowish, sha- 

 ded and splashed with red. Flesh moderately tender, juicy, pleasant, 

 sweet. Good for cooking. November. 



BEAU. 







Distributed by Judge Buel. Fruit large, roundish, oblate, yellowish 

 green, with blush in sun, and white dots. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, acid. 

 August to October. Culinary. (Ken.) 



BEAUTY OF KENT. 



A showy English sort for culinary uses. The tree grows very strong 

 and upright, moderately productive. 



Fruit very large, roundish, but flat at the base, and narrowing dis- 

 tinctly to the eye, where it is slightly ribbed, smooth, greenish-yellow, 

 marked with large, broken stripes of purplish red. Stalk short, slender, 

 deeply planted in a round, russeted, corrugated cavity. Calyx small, set 

 in a narrow basin. Flfsh juicy, crisp, tender, with a simple subacid 

 flavor. Good. October and November. 



BEAUTY OF THE WEST. 



Western Beauty. Ohio Beauty. 



Musgrove's Cooper. 



Origin unknown. First sent out and noticed by Judge Buel some 



