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by leaf-spot, unproducti\-e ; fruit above medium to large, conic or wedge, light red, with 

 tendenc}- to green tips, firm, subacid, with pale red flesh; fair to good; late. 



Robinson. 1. Ann. Hort. 202. 1892. 2. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 109:236. 1896. 



Originated by J. G. Robinson, Franklin Cotmty, Kansas, as a cross between Crescent 

 and Charles Downing; introduced in 1891. Perfect. Station plants numerous, vigorous, 

 healthy, productive; fruit- stems moderately long and thick; fruit medium to large, round- 

 conic, scarlet, intermediate in firmness; fair; late. 



Robusta. I. Burbank Cat. 4. 1920. 



Originated by Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, California, in 1916 as a cross between 

 Progressive and one of his seedlings; an everbearing sort. Fruit large, oval, scarlet; very 

 good. 



Rochester, i. Green Cat. 82. 1902. 2. A'. H. Sia. Bui. 137:184. 1908. 



Introduced in 1902 by Green's Nursery Company, Rochester, New York. Perfect. 

 Plants numerous, medium in xngor, tmproductive ; fruit of mediimi size, roimd-conic, dark 

 crimson; flesh light red, medium firm, sweet; fair; midseason. 



Rockhill. I. Kellogg Cir. 1923. 



Originated in 1918 by Harlow Rockhill, Conrad, Iowa, as a cross between Early Jersey 

 Giant and Progressive. Introduced in 1923 as an everbearing sort by the R. M. Kellogg 

 Company, Three Rivers, Michigan, with the statement that it had been purchased by them 

 from Mr. Rockhill for §50,000. It lost its fall-fruiting habit after being introduced and 

 in a letter of September 25, 1923, from the Kellogg Company, Mr. Rockhill is quoted as 

 assimiing that it had reverted to one of its spring-bearing ancestors. 



Rockhill Seedlings, i. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 336:62. 1911. 



Since 1904 Harlow Rockhill, Conrad, Iowa, has sent out seedling strawberries under 

 number. The following numbers have fruited at this Station and are described in Bulletin 

 336: Nos. 6, later named Standpat, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12. 



Romeyn. 



Romeyn Seedling, i. Mag. //ort. 34:270. 1868. 



Originated by M. Romeyn, Kingston, New York, as a supposed seedling of Triomphe, 

 with which variety it was practically identical; introduced in 1866. Perfect. Plants 

 medium in number, vigorous and productive ; fruit large, irregular round-conic, light crim- 

 son; flesh light red, medium firm, mildly subacid; verj' good; late midseason. 



Roosevelt, i. Va. Sta. Tech. Bui. ij:?,^. 1916. 2. Ohio Sta. Bui. 364:84. 1923. 



OriginF.ted with T. B. West, Perry, Ohio; introduced in 1911. Perfect. Plants vigor- 

 ous and productive; fruit meditmi to large, conic to wedge-shape, regular, dark crimson; 

 flesh dark red, firm, juicy, subacid; good; late. 



Rose Ettersburg. i. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 105. 1898-01. 2. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 4oi:i8g. 1915. 



Raised in 1896 by Albert F. Etter, Ettersbitrg, California, who gives its parentage as 

 " a third generation Sharpless-Parry by Peruvian Beach cross." It is of little value at 

 this Station. Perfect. As grown here, plants medium to numerous, healthy, dwarfish, 

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