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THE PLUMS OF NEW YORK. 



Rote Zwetsche. Species? Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 448. 1889. 



Rosincn Pjlaiime. Spitzige Rote Pflaunw. Spitz Pflaume. 

 Rothe Jungfempflaume. Domestica. i. Oberdieck Deut. Obst. Sort. 445. 1881. 



A German variety said to be unproductive in dry soil. 

 Rouge H^tive de Nitka. Domestica. i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 96. 1877. 



Mentioned in the preceding reference as of medium size, purple, juicy, rich; good; 

 mid-season. 



Roulette. Munsoniana. i. Cornell Sta. Bui. 38:50, 86. 1892. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. 

 Rpt. 142. 1897. 3. Waugh Plum Cult. 188. 1901. Rowlett 2. 



Supposed to have originated in Texas. Fruit of medium size, oval; cavity small; 

 suture a line ; skin thin ; bright red ; dots numerous ; bloom thin ; flesh yellow ; quality 

 fair; stone oval, flattened, clinging; mid-season. Listed in the catalog of the Amer- 

 ican Pomological Society since 1899. 

 Roimd. Species? i. ///. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 83. 1888. 



J. Webster of Centralia, Illinois, states that he received this variety from a Mr. 

 Spears of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Of high quality; especially adapted for canning. 

 Round Leaf "Wonderful. Domestica. i. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 12:612. 1893. 



An obscure variety found only in a few collections. Fruit of medium size, long- 

 oval; suture a line; cavity small; dark purple; bloom thick; dots small; flesh yellow, 

 fine-grained, tender, sweet, mild; very good; stone flattened, oval, free; mid-season. 

 Rowley. Domestica. i. Can. Exp. Farm Bui. 43:36. 1903. 



Originated with Jos. Rowley, Cummings Bridge, Ontario. Tree ver}^ produc- 

 tive; fruit above medium size, round; suture a line; purplish-red; flesh yellow, 

 moderately juicy, firm, sweet, rich; good; clingstone; mid-season. 

 Royal. Domestica. i. Rea Flora 207. 1676. 2. Quintinye Com. Card. 69. 1699. 

 3. Langley Pomona 92, PI. XX fig. 8. 1729. 4. Kraft Pom. Aust. 2:40, Tab. 

 191 fig. I. 1796. 5. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 945. 1869. 6. Mathieu Nom. 

 Pom. 438. 1889. 



Die Konigliche grosse Pflaume 4. French Royal 4, 5, 6. Ivings Plum i. Konigs- 

 pflaume 6. La Royale 5, 6. La Royal 2. Prune Royale 5, 6. Royal trcs-grosse 4, 6. 

 Royal Red 5, 6. Royal 5, 6. Royal 2. Royal Plumb 3. Royale 5. Royak 6. Sir 

 Charles Worslcys 3, 5, 6. Wahre Konigspflaume 6. 



Royal is an Old World variety supposed to have originated in France. Tree a slow 

 grower; top bushy; shoots pubescent; fruit medium in size, roundish; suture distinct; 

 cavity narrow; reddish-purple; dots small, brownish; bloom thick; flesh yellow, melting, 

 juicy, rich, subacid; quality very good; stone small, roundish, pointed, free; mid-season. 

 Royal BuUace. Insititia. i. Hogg Fruit Man. 689. 1884. 



Royal BuUace is the largest of the Bullaces. Fruit round; suture faint; cavity 

 wide, deep; stem short, slender; greenish-yellow, mottled with red; bloom thin; 

 flesh green, sprightly; good; freestone; late. 



Royal Dauphine. Domestica. i. Miller Card. Kal. 184. 1734. 2. Forsyth Treat. Fr. 

 Trees 21. 1803. 



Royal Dauphin 2. Royale Dauphin i. 



