806 DESCRIPTIVE LIST AND INDEX OF FRUITS. 



conical, scarlet. Bears long. 

 N. J. 



Racster. See Beder Wood. 



Red Jacket. Large; bright 

 crimson; soft. Very early. 

 Productive. 



Richardson's Early. Medium, 

 conical, crimson ; good. Early. 

 Unproductive. 



Richardson's Late. Large, 

 roundish, scarlet ; sprightly ; 

 good. 



Ridge way, p. 607. 



Rio, p. 607. 



Rippawam. Large, round coni- 

 cal, sometimes irregular; scar- 

 let; barely good. Moderately 

 productive. 



Rival Hudson (Burr's). Me- 

 dium, conical; deep crimson; 

 firm, brisk, sub-acid. Hardy 

 and productive. Columbus, 

 Ohio. Imp. 



Roseberry. Rather small, ovate, 

 scarlet. Poor bearer. Eng- 

 lish. 



Ross Phoenix. Large, usually 

 coxcombed or compressed, 

 dark red; flesh firm, of fair 

 flavor. Season medium. Some- 

 times very productive, but usu- 

 ally fails on heavy clay and 

 scorches on light gravel. An 

 uncertain variety. Now super- 

 seded. Per. 



Ruby. Medium, ovate, bright 

 red; juicy, rich, excellent; not 

 very hardy. English. 



Russel.* (Russel's Seedling, 

 Russel's Prolific.) Very large, 

 roundish-conic, somewhat ir- 

 regular, slightly necked; 

 bright crimson; slightly acid, 



rich, very good. Sometimes 

 very fine and productive. 

 Imp. 



Sample, p. 609. 



Saunders. Large, round coni- 

 cal, glossy crimson; flesh red; 

 vigorous, productive. Canada. 

 Per. 



Scarlet Cone. Large, conical; 

 bright scarlet, beautiful. Vig- 

 orous and productive. Roches- 

 ter, N. Y. Little known. Imp. 



Scarlet Melting. Medium, coni- 

 cal, scarlet; tender, not rich. 



Scarlet Nonpareil. Large, 

 roundish-conical, bright red ; 

 rich, high flavor. English. 



Schiller. Medium, conical, dark 

 red; rich, sub-acid. Unpro- 

 ductive. German. 



Scotch Runner. Small, oval; 

 scarlet; good. 



Scott's Seedling. Rather large, 

 elongated conic, regular; light 

 scarlet ; flesh pale red, not very 

 juicy nor high flavored. Mass. 

 Superseded. 



Seneca Queen. Large, round 

 oblate; dark red; early; soft. 

 Very productive. Excellent for 

 home use. Seneca Chief is dis- 

 tinct, and of little or no value. 

 Per. 



Seth Boyden (Boyden's No. 30), 

 p. 607. Per. 



Shaker's Seedling. See Austin 

 Seedling. 



Sharpless, p. 607. 



Shuckless, p. 607. 



Shuster's Gem, p. 609. 



Sir Charles Napier. Large, 

 roundish-coxcombed, scarlet ; 

 musky. English. 



