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Rawle's Jauet (Jeniton, etc.).— Origin Virgiuia. 

 Above medium, oblate-couic ; 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. 



Red Canada (Kichfield Nonsuch, etc.). — Medium, 

 roundish ; yellow, mostly covered with red ; flesh ten- 

 der, 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 sections ; a superior fruit for table or market ; very 

 successful and popular in Michigan, Avliere it is fre- 

 quently called "Steele's Red Winter." 



Red Russet. — Origin New Hampshire. Large, round- 

 ish-conical ; yellow, shaded with dark red where exposed 

 to the sun, and with considerable russet over most of the 

 surface ; flesh yellow, firm, crisp, with a rich sub-acid 

 flavor. — Late Winter. Tree vigorous, resembling Bald- 

 win, and productive. 



Red Winter Pearniain (Batchelor, etc.). — Origin 

 unknown. Medium, roundish-oblong ; yellowish-white, 

 mostly covered with maroon-red ; flesh whitish-yellow, 

 tender, juicy, mild sub-acid. — Early to late Winter. Tree 

 a moderate, upright grower, and good bearer. Tliis 

 variety has a dozen or more synonyms, under some one 

 of whicli it is widely grown West and South. 



Rhode Island Greening. — Large, roundish; greenish- 

 yellow; flesh yellow, tender, juicy, aromatic acid. — Early 

 Winter. Tree a vigorous, strong grower, and very pro- 

 ductive. This variety is too well known to need a word. 

 It is one of the most profitable and valuable in almost all 

 the North, but South it drops its iruir loo early. 



Ribston Pippin. — Origin England. Medium, roundish; 

 greenish-yellow and dull red; flesh yellow, firm, crisp. 



