100 THE APPLE. 



Fruit very large, regular, roundish, flattened at the base, taper- 

 ing to the apex, greenish yellow, very obscurely striped. Stalk short. 

 Cavity deep, slightly russeted. Calyx partly closed, in a somewhat fur- 

 rowed basin. Mesh white, fine texture, crisp, juicy, with a mild, pleasant 

 subacid flavor. Good. December to April. (Ky. Hort. Soc.) 



BLENHEIM PIPPIN. 



Blenheim. Blenheim Orange. Woodstock Pippin. 



Northwick Pippin. Kempster's Pippin. 



An old variety, originated at "Woodstock, in Oxfordshire, England. 

 Tree a strong and vigorous grower, a regular and abundant bearer. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, conical, yellowish, becoming deep orange, 

 stained on the sunny side with dull and dark red stripes. Stalk short and 

 stout, in a deep cavity. Calyx large, open, in a deep broad basin. Flesh 

 yellow, breaking, very sweet, pleasant. Good. October, December. 



BLINKBONNY. 



Blinkbonny Seedling. 



Raised by Cleghorn, Montreal, Canada. Tree vigorous, upright 



spreading, very productive. Fruit medium or below, roundish oblate, 

 pale whitish yellow. Stalk long, slender. Calyx closed. Flesh white, 

 rather firm, pleasant, subacid. Core small. Good. September. 



BLOCKLEY. 

 Blockley Pippin. 



Origin, near Philadelphia. Growth upright, moderate, a good bearer. 



Fruit medium or large, roundish oblate. Color fine yellow, sometimes 

 ^rith a faint blush, thinly sprinkled with brown dots. Stalk short, rather 

 stout, inserted in a deep russeted cavity. Calyx partially closed, set in a 

 broad, deep, corrugated basin. Flesh yellowish, compact, rich, sprightly, 

 mild subacid. Good. November to January. 



BLONDIN. 



Originated with Reuben Ragan, Indiana. Fruit very large, oblate, 

 unequal, greenish yellow, splashed and striped with red, dots large gray. 

 Flesh greenish yellow, tender, juicy. October, November. (Warder.) 



BLOOMING ORANGE. 



Under this name W. G. Waring, of Centre Co., Pa., has introduced 

 an Apple said to have been brought from Herefordshire, England. 

 We have been unable, from the few specimens examined, to identify 

 it with any known sort. Tree vigorous, with strong, smooth shoots, 

 resembling the Rhode Island Greening in color, but of upright growth. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, inclining to conic, yellowish, strip- 

 ed, splashed, and shaded with dull red, with large whitish and gray 

 dots. Flesh white, juicy, pleasant subacid. Good to very good. Core 

 medium. November and December. This may yet prove to be some 

 known kind but as we have not fruited it ourself, cannot decide. 



