GOOSEBEERIES. 359 



RICARDS (Poulson). Fruit, round and well formed, from 12 to 14 

 eighths in length, and 4| to 5 inches in circumference. Skin, a little 

 hairy, bright deep red. Is rather late. Flesh, rather coarse, but of 

 good flavour. In 1852 it weighed 27 dwt. 10 gr. 



Bush, large and spreading, bears freeh*, makes long, slender, pendu- 

 lous wood. This is a rather late variety. 



RIFLEMAN (Leigh) (Alcock's Duke of York ; Yates's Royal Anne ; 

 (i ratifies Admirable}. Large, roundish. Skin, red, and hairy. A first- 

 rate late variety. Bush, erect, and a good bearer. 



RINGLEADER (Johnson). Large and oblong. Skin, red, and 

 smooth. A second-rate variety. Bush, pendulous. 



ROARING LION (Farrow) (Great Chance). Very large, oblong. 

 Skin, red, and smooth. A second-rate variety as to flavour, but one of 

 the largest in size. Bush, pendulous. 



ROB ROY. Medium sized, obovate. Skin, red, and hairy. A first- 

 rate variety, and very early. Bush, erect. 



ROCKWOOD (Prophet). Large and roundish. Skin, yellow, and 

 hairy. Flavour, second-rate. Bush, erect. 



ROUGH GREEN (Dutton). Fruit, plump, of medium length. 

 Skin, hairy, pale green. Flavour, good. In 1852 weighed 27 dwt. 

 19 gr. 



Bush, bears freely ; makes stiff, short-jointed prickly wood, and is of 

 a small erect habit. A useful early variety, but does not make bush 

 sufficient for general purposes. 



ROUGH RED (Little Bed Hairy ; Old Scotch Red ; Thick-skinned 

 lied). Small and round. Skin, red, and hairy. A first-rate variety, 

 of excellent flavour, and highly esteemed for preserving. Bush, 

 spreading. 



Rough Yellow. See Sulphur. 

 Round Yellow. See Rumbullion. 



ROYAL WHITE. Small and round. Skin, white, and hairy. A 

 first-rate dessert variety. Bush, erect. 



RUMBULLION (Yellow Globe; Round Yellow). Small and 

 roundish. Skin, pale yellow, and downy. Flavour, of second-rate 

 quality. Bush, erect, and a great bearer ; and the fruit much grown 

 for bottling. 



RUMBULLION, GREEN. Small and round. Skin, green, and 

 hairy. Flavour, second-rate. Bush, erect. 



SAFETY (Rhodes). Fruit, long and tapering, from 13 to 15 eighths 



