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THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



partially closed, set in a shallow and slightly plaited basin. Stalk, an 

 inch long, very slender, inserted in a round, deep, smooth, and funnel- 

 shaped cavity. Flesh, yellowish white, tinged with green, firm, crisp, 

 and juicy, with a sweet and pleasant flavour. 



A very good, but not first-rate, dessert apple ; it is in use from 

 November to February. This does not appear to be the " Rose Apple 

 of China" of Coxe, which he imported from England, and which he 

 says is a large oblong fruit with a short thick stalk. 



ROSEMARY RUSSET. Fruit, below medium size ; ovate, broadest 

 at the base, and narrowing obtusely towards the apex, a good deal of 

 the shape of a Scarlet Nonpareil. Skin, yellow, tinged with green on 

 the shaded side, but flushed with faint red on the side exposed to the 

 sun, and covered with thin pale brown russet, particularly round the 

 eye and the stalk. Eye, small and closed, or half open, with erect 

 segments, set in a narrow, round, and even basin. Stamens, marginal 

 or median ; tube, conical or funnel-shaped. Stalk, very long, inserted 

 in a round and wide cavity. Flesh, yellowish, crisp, tender, very 

 juicy, brisk, and sugary, and charged with a peculiarly rich and highly 

 aromatic flavour. Cells, obovate ; axile. 



A most delicious and valuable dessert apple of the very first quality ; 

 it is in use from December till February. 



ROSS NONPAREIL. Fruit, medium sized, two inches high, and 

 two inches and a half broad ; roundish, even, and regularly formed, 

 narrowing a little towards the eye. Skin, entirely covered with thin 

 russet, and faintly tinged with red on the side next the sun. Eye, 

 small and open, with divergent segments, set in a shallow and even 

 basin. Stamens, median ; tube, short, funnel-shaped. Stalk, an inch 

 long, slender, inserted half its length in a round and even cavity. 

 Flesh, greenish white, firm, crisp, brisk, and sugary, charged with a 

 rich and aromatic flavour, which partakes very much of that of the 

 varieties known by the name of Fenouillet, or Fennel-flavoured apples. 

 Cells, obovate ; axile, slit. 



This is one of the best dessert apples ; it is in use from November 

 to February. 



The tree is an excellent bearer, hardy, and a free grower, and 

 succeeds well on almost any description of soil. 



This variety is of Irish origin, and was first brought into notice by Mr, Robert- 

 son, a nurseryman at Kilkenny, who sent it to the Horticultural Society of 

 London. 



ROSTOCKER. Fruit, medium size, three inches wide, and two 

 inches and a half high ; roundish ovate, angular, and with prominent 

 ridges round the crown. Skin, almost entirely covered with bright 

 crimson, which is streaked with darker crimson on the side next the sun, 

 and bright yellow where shaded. Eye, closed, with erect, broad, con- 

 vergent segments, and set in a rather deep, plaited, and angular basin. 

 Stamens, median ; tube, funnel-shaped. Stalk, very short, inserted all 



