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THE APPLE. 



Bridgewater Pippin. 

 An old English culinary sort. 



Fruit large, roundish, slightly flattened, ribbed, deep yellow, with 

 blush of red in sun and near the stalk. Flesh yellowish, brisk, pleasant. 

 October, December. (Hogg.) 



Brill's Seedling. 



A chance seedling of Francis Brill, Newark, N. J. Tree a rapid up- 

 right grower, with light-colored shoots. 



Fruit large, oblong conical, much ribbed, yellow, moderately sprin- 

 kled with gray dots. Skin oily. Stalk rather short. Calyx closed. 

 Basin large, corrugated. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, sprightly, subacid. 

 Core very large and open. Good to very good. November. An apple 

 of good promise as a profitable market sort, being large and showy. 



Brimer. 

 Yoder. 



Of Pennsylvania origin. 



Fruit medium, oblate inclining to conic, sides sometimes unequal an 

 slightly ribbed, whitish yellow, with a tinge of red in the sun, and thinly 

 sprinkled with gray dots. Flesh whitish, crisp, rather tender, juicy, pleas- 

 ant, subacid. Good to very good. Core small. February, March. 



Brinckley White Sweet. 



Unknown origin. 



Fruit small, roundish oblate, pale whitish green, dull red on the sun- 

 ny side, few gray dots. Flesh white, crisp, tender, juicy, sweet, honeyed 

 flavor. Very good. October. 



Bringewood Pippin. 



Originated with Thomas Andrew Knight, Esq., Herefordshire, Eng- 

 land. Tree hardy, but a slender grower. 



Fruit small, roundish, rich yellow, dotted and marked with russet. 



Flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, sugary, aromatic, dry. October to 

 March. (Lind.) 



Bristol Pearmain. 

 Origin, Hampshire, England. 



Fruit small, oblong, ribbed, dull yellowish green, stripes of crimson 

 and patches of gray russet. Flesh yellow, firm, not juicy or of much 

 value. October to February. (Hogg.) 



Bristol. 



An old variety, much grown in Connecticut many years since. A 

 pleasant but not rich fruit. Tree hardy, rather slender, drooping when 

 in fruit. 



Fruit medium or below, roundish, inclining to conic, dark rich crim- 

 son red. Flesh very white, often stained under the skin, tender, juicy. 

 Good to very good. Core rather large. January to March. 



