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THE APPLE. 



with a sugary aromatic flavor. Very good. Core small. November to 

 March. 



Burst Open. 



Origin unknown. [Fruit medium, oblate, much ribbed, pale whitish 

 yellow, splashed and striped with light and dark crimson, few gray and 

 light dots. Flesh whitish, tender, moderately juicy, mild subacid. Good. 

 Core medium. November. 



Burroughs Greening. 



Origin, farm of Stephen M. Burroughs, Vergennes, Vt. Good grower, 

 tree spreading, and regular bearer. Medium, nearly globular, inclining 

 to conic. Skin greenish, yellow. Stem long, slender. Calyx closed. Basin 

 furrowed. Flesh solid, juicy, crisp, with a pleasant spicy subacid flavor. 

 Good. January and February. 



Bush's Beauty. 



Origin on the farm of Henry Bush, near Sandusky, O. Tree spread- 

 ing, a yearly abundant bearer. Fruit medium, roundish, flattened at 

 base. Surface irregular, creamy white, striped and splashed with vermil- 

 ion pink, a little russet toward the stalk. Flesh white, crisp, tender, 

 acid. Good. September, October. Valuable for market. 



Bush. 



Origin, farm of Christian Dale, near Boalsburg, Centre Co., Pa. 

 Rather above medium, oblate inclining to conical, light yellow, faint 

 blush in the sun, brown dots. Flesh white, rather firm, mild subacid. 

 Nearly very good. Core small. September. 



Bushwhacker. 



A variety found wild near Nyack, N. J. Fruit large, roundish con- 

 ical, yellow. Good. February to May. 



Butter. 



From Pennsylvania. Tree vigorous, upright, very productive. Fruit 

 above medium, roundish, yellow, fair. Stalk short. Cavity deep and round. 

 Calyx small, closed. Basin large and open. Flesh whitish, very sweet and 

 rich, valuable for cooking, and esteemed for making apple-butter. Sep- 

 tember and October. 



Another Butter apple is described in Elliott as follows : — " Fruit below 

 medium, regular roundish, red marbling and overspreading yellow, few 

 yellow russet dots, russet near and in cavity of stem. Stem long, slen- 

 der. Cavity narrow, deep. Calyx half closed. Basin abrupt, ribbed. Core 

 medium. Seeds roundish ovate. Flesh yellowish white, tender, sweet. 

 Very good. November to February." 



Another Butter is thus described by Warder, with Fulkerson's as a 

 synonym : — " Fruit small, very regular, oblate. Surface very smooth and 

 so covered with mixed red as rarely to show the yellow ground color ; upon 

 this are laid darker stripes of deep red. Dots minute and inconspicuous. 

 Basin medium, regular, folded. Eye rather large, closed. Cavity acute. 

 Stem of medium thickness, rather long. Core wide ; large, plump pointed 



