340 THE APPLE. 



tliree-fourtlis of an incli long, inserted in a shallow cavity under a 

 fleshy jjrotviVjprancc. Calyx set in a rather nari-ow basin, with a fev< 

 plaits. Core hollow. Flesh tender, jnicy, with a rich, pleasant, musky 

 flavor. Very good. November to March. 



Rome Beauty. 



Gillett's Seedling. 



Origin, Southern Ohio. Tree a moderate grower, succeeds well at 

 the Southwest. Young wood clear reddish brown, slightly dowoiy or 

 gray. A late bloomer. 



Fruit large, roundish, approaching conic, yellow, shaded and striped 

 with bright red, and sprinkled with light dots. Stalk an inch long, in- 

 serted in a large, deep cavity, surrounded by greenish russet. Calyx 

 partially closed, set in a narrow, deep basin. Flesh yellowish, tender, 

 juicy, sprightly subacid. Good. Core rather large. October to De- 

 cember. 



Rosa. 



An old French Apple. Tree moderately vigorous. 



Fruit large, rovmdish, light yellow, shaded and splashed with red in 

 the sun, reddish gray dots. Flesh white, fine, tender, juicy, subacid. 

 Decembei', Januaiy. (Alb. Pom.) 



Rose. 



Coxe calls this the Rose Apple of China, and says he imported it 

 from England. Tree vigorous, upright, abundant bearer. 



Fruit large, ra Lher oblong, striped i-ed and green. Flesh pleasant, 

 juicy. October. 



Roseau. 



Foreign. Tree poor grower and unprofitable. 



Fruit large, dark red, irregular in size and form. Flesh crisp, juicy, 

 rich. Good. November, February. 



Roseau d'Automne. 



Tree large, vigorous grower, spreading. 



Fruit medium, roundish ovate, flat at base, yellow, russet at stem, 

 blush red cheek. Flesh yellow, juicy, tender, rich, fiim. September. 

 (Coxe.) 



Rose Calville. * 



From France. 



Fruit medium, roundish inclining to conic, yellowish, shaded and 

 rather indistinctly splashed with crimson. Stalk short. Calyx closed, 

 or partially open. Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, subacid. Good. No- 

 vember, January. 



