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Pomme Grise. Origin probably France. Below me- 

 dium size, roundish, oblate ; greenish gray, mostly cov- 

 ered with russet; flesh tender and rich. Mid-Winter. 

 Tree a moderate grower, forming a small head, and bear- 

 ing early ; valued as a dessert fruit. 



Pryor's Red. Origin supposed Virginia. Medium, 

 roundish, oblate ; greenish yellow, shaded with red ; flesh 

 yellowish, tender, juicy, pleasant sub-acid. Late Winter. 

 Tree moderately vigorous, upright, spreading, requires a 

 rich soil ; much grown and valued in Kentucky. 



Rambo (ROMANITE, etc.). Origin Delaware. Medium 

 size, flat; yellow and red ; flesh tender, rich, mild sub- 

 acid. Early Winter. Tree vigorous, spreading, produc- 

 tive. The Rambo is an old, highly and widely esteemed 

 variety, for orchard or garden. 



Ramsdell'S Sweet (ENGLISH SWEET, etc.). Origin 

 unknown. Above medium size, oblong ; mostly covered 

 with red, and a bloom ; flesh yellowish, tender, sweet, rich. 

 Early Winter. Tree vigorous, upright, an early bearer. 



Rawle's Janet (JENITON, etc.). Origin Virginia. Above 

 medium size, oblate, conic ; yellow, striped and shaded 

 with red; flesh whitish yellow, tender, pleasant, juicy, 

 sub-acid. Late Winter. Tree very hardy and vigorous, 

 blooms late, productive; largely cultivated in Missouri 

 and other parts of the South-west. At the late meeting 

 of the American Pomological Society, Dr. Howsley, of 

 Kansas, who claims to know the origin of this famous 

 fruit, stated that it should be JEANNETTE. 



Red Canada (RICHFIELD NOXSTTCH, etc.). Medium, 

 roundish ; yellow, mostly covered with red ; flesh tender, 

 crisp, juicy, brisk, delicate, mild sub-acid. Late Winter. 

 Tree a thrifty but slender grower, productive. A popular 

 and valuable sort in all the Middle, North, and West sec- 

 tions ; a superior fruit for table or market ; very success- 



