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Catalogue of Varieties. 67 
BELLE DE VisertT (Vibert). Large, conical, light crimson, 
sweet, but not rich; flesh firm. A handsome berry; succeeds 
poorly, except in a very few localities. 
BeLte Lyonnaise (Nardy). New, 1868. Berry large, round, 
rose colored; seeds prominent; flesh creamy white, melting, 
sugary, and highly perfumed. Vigorous and productive. Late. 
BeLi’s EXCELLENT. - ; 
BELVIDERE (Prince). Large, conical, light scarlet, sweet, and 
good. 
BENIcEA (Prince). Described by the originator as very large, 
obtusely conical, crimson; flesh white, firm, sweet, fine flavor. 
Vigorous and productive. Pistillate. 
BersiLia (Prince). Early, very large, bright scarlet, good. 
Must be grown in hills. 
Bicotor (De Jonghe). 1849 or 1850. Medium size, conical, 
light crimson, sweet and good.-. A poor grower. 
Bicton Pine. (Syn. Belle Blanche, Deptford White, Excelsior.) 
Large, roundish, pale flesh color, with a reddish tinge on the 
sunny side. Bears a moderate crop of fragrdnt and tolerably 
high flavored berries. Requires very careful winter protection. 
Fig. in Hort. XII. 220, Alb. de Pom. IV. 78. 
Byovu (De Jonghe). 1859-60. Fruit medium to large, regularly 
conical, bright shining rose color; seeds yellow and promi- 
nent; flesh snow white, juicy, and moderately good. I have 
fruited the Bijou four seasons, and find it a pretty berry, but a 
poor bearer. 
Byovu pes FratsEes (Wolf). Entirely distinct from the forego- 
_ing. A Hautbois strawberry. 
BisHop’s ORANGE. (Syn. Bishop~’s New Orange, Hudson's Bay.) 
Medium, conical, regular; color between orange and light scar- 
let; flesh firm, rich, and excellent. - Pistillate. 
Bisuop’s SEEDLING SCARLET (Bishop). A seedling of the Hud- 
son’s Bay, and originated in England in 181g. A good bearer, 
very late. Leaves light green, deeply serrate; fruit moderate 
size, round, with a neck, light scarlet, hairy, seeds deeply im- 
bedded; flesh solid, pale scarlet, of moderately good flavor. 
Bisnop’s Wick. Large, conical, good. 
Brack Cuiti. A mere sub-variety of darker color. 
Brack: Cone. Medium, conical, third rate. 
Brack Derriance (Durand). New. Conical or cockscombed, 
very dark crimson; flesh solid, juicy, rich, and sprightly. 
Brack Havurszois. A seedling of the conical Hautbois, raised in 
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