British Pomology: Or, the History, Description, Classification, and Synonymes, of the Fruits and Fruit Trees of Great BritainHogg, Robert
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British Pomology: Or, the History, Description, Classification, and Synonymes, of the Fruits and Fruit Trees of Great Britain
Hogg, Robert
Apples
A Scotch apple peculiar to the Carse of Gowrie orchards, and there
esteemed a fine autumn apple, and the tree an excellent bearer.--_M. C.
H. S._ iv. 474.
440. BONNIE BRIDE.
A variety cultivated in the Carse of Gowrie orchards, and esteemed as
a fruit of excellent quality; tree a good bearer, middle sized and
healthy, a rare variety.--_M. C. H. S._ iv. 471.
441. BOOMREY.
A pretty large handsome apple, of a flat shape, and deep red color;
and the flesh is streaked with red. It is not fit to eat raw, but will
do well for cider, or for the kitchen. It keeps till April.--_Fors.
Treat._ 94.
442. BOVEY REDSTREAK.
A handsome apple of flattish shape, beautifully streaked with a bright
red next the eye, which is small, and of a yellow color about the
footstalk. It keeps till the latter end of October.--_Fors. Treat._ 94.
443. BOWES’S NONESUCH.
A medium sized apple, for culinary purposes; the shape is roundish,
skin, green, and striped with red; in use during October.--_H. S. C._
n. 490.
444. BRAINGE.
A small cider apple of ovate shape, and striped with red; it is in use
in November.--_H. S. C._ n. 80.
445. BOURASSA.
SYNONYME.--Barrossa.
A medium sized conical apple, of second-rate quality; it is russeted
and red, suitable either for culinary or dessert use; and is in season
from October to December.--_H. S. C._ p. 8.
446. BRAUNE MAL.
A large culinary apple of oblate shape, and brown color, and in use
from December to March.--_H. S. C._ n. 83.
447. BRAUNSCHWEIGER MILCH.
SYNONYMES.--Milch Apfel, _Christ Gartenb._ 300.
This is an extremely beautiful and valuable German apple, roundish,
three inches high, and about the same wide. Its skin is as thin, clear,
and tender, as the finest paper, snow-white, like wax, with several
beautiful crimson stripes and dots on the sunny side; it has a very
short stalk, ripens in the beginning of August, and keeps for fourteen
days.--_Christ Gartenb._ 300.
448. BROWN’S SUMMER BEAUTY.
Of medium size, oval shape, straw color, with a flush of unmixed
red, both eye and stalk prominent; the flesh delicate, and full of
richly flavored juice. This is a first-rate table apple, ripening in
September. It was raised by Mr. Brown at Slough.--_Ron. Pyr. Mal._ 3,
pl. ii. f. 2.
449. BROWNITE.
A medium sized apple, of oblate shape, striped with red, and of
inferior quality; it is in use during December and January.--_H. S. C._
p. 8.
450. BUCKS COUNTY.
SYNONYME.--Solebury Cider.
A large cider apple, of conical shape, and yellow and red color; in use
from November till March. Tree a great bearer.--_H. S. C._ n. 94.
451. BUCHANAN’S LONG KEEPER.
Of medium size, round, and yellowish-green color, second-rate quality,
and in use from January to April.--_H. S. C._ p. 8.
452. BUFFCOAT.
A cider apple, of roundish shape, and yellow russeted color.--_H. S.
C._ n. 98.
453. BURR KNOT.
SYNONYME.--Burr Apple.
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