_Boyer's Early._ =4.= Hooper _W. Fr. Book_ 269. 1857. =5.= Thomas _Am. Fruit Cult. 665._ 1897. _Roberts' Red._ =6.= Hooper _W. Fr. Book_ 269. 1857. This variety probably originated in England nearly a century ago. Some writers confuse it with Early White Heart but the two are undoubtedly distinct. Tree vigorous, round-topped, hardy, productive; fruit medium in size, obtuse-cordate, slightly compressed; cavity shallow, wide; suture distinct; stem variable in length; skin of medium thickness, pale amber-yellow overspread with light red; flesh whitish, tender, juicy, sweet, sprightly, refreshing; very good in quality; stone of medium size, short-ovate, plump, blunt at the apex; season early. =Boyd Early Black.= Species? =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 138. 1881. Mentioned in a report from Ohio as a variety of great superiority and value. =Brandon.= _P. pumila._ =1.= _Can. Exp. Farms Rpt._ 353. 1896. A prolific seedling of _Prunus pumila_; introduced by the Manitoba Station. =Brandywine.= _P. avium × P. cerasus._ =1.= _Horticulturist_ N. S. =5=:492, Pl. 1855. Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 258. 1857. John R. Brinckle, Wilmington, Delaware, produced this variety from a seed of White Bigarreau grown near May Duke. It fruited for the first time in 1851. Tree vigorous, spreading, productive; fruit above medium in size, roundish, obtuse-cordate; suture indistinct; stem long, slender; cavity shallow, small; skin yellowish, mottled and marbled with light crimson, glossy; flesh semi-transparent, tender, very juicy, sprightly, acidulous; stone rather large; season the last of June; recommended for culinary uses. =Brant.= _P. avium._ =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =19=:167, 168. 1853. =2.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 191 fig. 1854. 3. Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 258. 1857. Brant was grown by Professor J. P. Kirtland, Cleveland, Ohio, about the middle of the Nineteenth Century, from a pit of Yellow Spanish. Tree vigorous, spreading; fruit large, roundish-cordate, uneven, sides slightly compressed; stem medium, set in an angular cavity; skin thin, lively purplish-red changing to dark purplish; flesh dark purplish-red with indistinct white lines radiating from the center, tender, with abundant, colored juice, sweet and richly flavored; pit medium in size, roundish-oval, nearly smooth; season from the middle of June to the first of July. =Brassington.= _P. cerasus._ =1.= Call _Cat._ 5, fig. 1913. A chance seedling found in Oceana County, Michigan. Fruit large, dark red, sprightly subacid; ripens with Early Richmond; productive. =Braunauer Glaskirsche.= _P. cerasus._ =1.= Liegel _Syst. Anleit._ 168. 1825. _Braunauer Amarelle._ =2.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =3=:72. 1858.