300 JOUENAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Belle Imperiale, see Imperial. 



* Belle Joseph (Bunyard), C. Large, conical, pointed and 



angular, pale green, flushed, mid-season ; somewhat 



resembles Catshead. 

 Belle Josephine (Bunyard), C. Large, conical, green, firm, 



mid-season, eye very large ; very handsome. 

 Belle Mousseuse (J. Scott), D. Small, conical, yellow, 



flushed, mid-season ; worthless. 

 Belle Norman, Cider, 

 f Belle Pontoise, Large, flat, green, flushed red, large open 



eye ; handsome. 

 Bellwood Pippin (McKinnon). 

 Belmont, see Manks' Codlin. 

 Ben Joys (Eitchie), Cider. Small, round, red. 

 Bennet's Defiance, see Fearn's Pippin. 



* Benoni (Dunn), D. Small, flat, angular, bronze red, streaked, 



mid-season ; pretty, but worthless. 

 Benwell's Large, see Pine Apple Eusset. 

 1 Berkshire Gloire (Cheal), small, round, green, streaked. 



* Bess Pool, D. or C. Medium, conical, angular, green, 



russety red, streaked, very firm, late, second quality, 

 ■f Bess Pool Improved (Frettingham). 



Betsey (E.H.S.), D. Small, flat, greenish russet, mid-season, 

 first quality. 



* Betty Geeson (Elvers), C. Large, round, flat, pale green, 



mid-season, eye large, deeply set, first quality. 



Bevan's Seedling (Benson), I), or C. Medium, flat, pale 

 yellow with red streaks, early, acid, second quality. 



Bidet (J. Scott), D. Small, flat, russet, flushed red, mid- 

 season, third quality; worthless. 



Bijou (Elvers), D. Small, round, red, dry and inferior, early. 



Billy Berry (Eitchie), C. Medium, conical, pale yellow, 

 flushed red, acid, late ; very pretty, 

 t Bishop's Hero (Gleeson), resembles Lord Suffield. 



Bishop's Kernel (Eitchie), C. Small, round, green, flushed 

 red, very acid, late. 



Bishop's Thumb (Ward), see Coe's Golden Drop. 



Bisingwood Busset, see Byson Wood Eusset. 



* Bismarck (Bunyard), Large, flat, dark red flushed, eye 



closed, flesh firm, great cropper, first quality ; October. 

 Bitter Scale (J. Scott), Cider. Small, conical, pale green. 

 Bitter-sweet (Eogers), Cider. Medium, round, yellow flushed. 

 Blaek-a-moor (Poynter), C. Medium, flat, angular, red 



streaked, mid-season ; a very pretty Apple. 

 Black Apple of Somerset (Cranston), C. Medium, round, 



bronzy green flushed, sweet, late. 

 Black Bess (Eowson), C. Small, flat, bronzy green, very 



acid ; worthless. 



