456 THE PEACHES OF NEW YORK 



Ronde de Vallabreques. i. I.ond. Uort. Soc. Cat. 10,5. 1831. 



Listed in this reference. 

 Rose Aromatic, i. Downinj^ Fr. Trees Am. 630. 1869. 



Originated with J. F. Nesmith, Indian Town, South Carolina. Fruit of medium size, 

 oblong, one side enlarged; suture distinct; skin yellow, washed with red; flesh white, red 

 near the pit which is free, rather dry, with an aromatic flavor; season the last of Juh'. 

 Rosebank. i. Elliott Fr. Book 279. 1854. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 625. 1857. 



Originated with James Dougall, Windsor, Canada. Fruit large, round, with a deejj 

 suture; skin greenish-white, with a mottled, dark red cheek; flesh free, white, juic\', melting,' 

 rich, excellent; season varies from the last of August to early September. 

 Rosedale. i. Tex. Sta. Bui. 39:816. 1896. 



Originated in southern Texas. A small, yellow, subacid, clingstone peach, ripening 

 the last of August. 

 Rosen-Magdalene, i. Dochnahl Fnhr. (^bstkmidc 3:200. 1858. 



Fruit of meditim size, roundish, with a shallow suture; skin greenish-yellow, rarely 

 tinged with red; flesh firm, moderate!}' juicy; ripens the last of September. 

 Rosenburg Cling, i. Wickson Cal. Fruits 315. 1889. 



This large, yellow, clingstone peach originated on Kings River, Fresno County. 

 Cahfornia. It is said to be productive and superior to Lemon Cling. 

 Roser. i. III. Hort. Soc. Rpt. lyg. 1886. 2. Mz'd/. .S7a. /?m/. 169:224. 1899. 



Fruit of medium size, roundish, inclining to ovate; skin creamy-white; flesh free, 

 white, juicy, tender, sprightly; quality fair; season early October. 

 Roseville. i. Mich. Sta. Bui. 169:225. 1899. 



Roseville Cling. 2. Wickson Cal. Fruits 315. 1889. 



Originated in Placer County, California. Fruit large, roundish-oval; color creamy- 

 white; flesh adherent, creamy-white, red at the pit. juicy, finn, vinous, rich; qualit\' good; 

 season the last of September. 



Rossanna. i. Miller Card. Diet. 1752. 2. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:11, PI. VI. 1768. 

 3. Forsyth Treat. Fr. Trees 29. 1803. 4. Lindley Guide Orch. Card. 269. 1831. 



Rozanna. 5. Langley Pomona loi, PI. XXVII fig. III. 1729. 



Roussaine. 6. Knoop Fructologie 2:88. 1771. 



Alberge-Aprikosenpfirsich. 7. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkundc 3:217, 218. 1858. 



Rossanna, though called Alberge by several ^\Titers, is a distinct variety. Tree a 

 medium grower, very productive; flowers small, pale, dull red; leaves crenate; glands 

 reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly larger and more flattened than Alberge; 

 suture prominent; apex terminating in a short nipple; skin yello\\-, almost entirely overlaid 

 with deep purple; flesh deep yellow, red at the pit, firm, often meaty, sweet, vinous; stone 

 small, free; ripens the middle of September. 

 Round Transparent, i. Prince Pom. Man. 1:188. 1832. 



This peach is distinct from Grosse Mignonne although very similar in most characters. 

 The chief differences between the two are that this sort has reniform glands and smaller 

 fruit. The variety was introduced to America from France about 1825 by William Robert 

 Prince, Flushing, New York. 



