Fruit roundish, above medium in size; skin thin, white, washed and splashed with red; pubescence short; flesh white, purplish at the stone, mild subacid; quality very good; stone free; ripens early in August.

Beckwith Early. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1879.

Beckwith Early is a large, early clingstone raised by a Mr. Beckwith, Olathe, Kansas.

Beckworth. 1. Cultivator 3rd Ser. 1:155. 1853.

A hardy, prolific seedling, immune to mildew, raised by Dr. Beckworth, Oswego, New York; flesh yellow; pit small; ripens the first of September.

Becquett Late. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:810. 1896.

This variety may be identical with Bequette Free. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit medium to small, oval, light yellow, subacid; quality good; freestone; season late in Texas.

Beer Late White Cling. 1. N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 42. 1878.

This variety originated with Samuel Beer, Keyport, New Jersey. Fruit large, rich, fine for brandying; ripens about the middle of October.

Beers Late. 1. Lovett Cat. 36. 1890.

Beers Melcatoon. 2. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 184. 1898.

Beers Late Melocoton. 3. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:14. 1892.