PEACHES. 145 



with, red at the stone, firm, rich, sugary, and vinous. 

 Flosvers large. Glands none. End of August and be- 

 ginning of September. 



RED NUTMEG (Avant Peche de Troyes ; Avant Rouge ; 

 Brown Nutmeg; Red Avant}. Fruit small, roundish, 

 terminated by a small round nipple. Skin pale yellow, 

 bright red, marbled with dark vermilion next the sun. 

 Suture distinct. Flesh pale yellow, reddish under the 

 skin on the side next the sun and at the stone, sweet and 

 musky. Very early and hardy. Flowers large. Glands 

 kidney-shaped. July and August. 



Valuable only for itj earlincss. 



REINE DES VERGEES. This is a large, handsome peach, 

 somewhat oval in shape, with a melting flesh of good 

 flavour, but is apt to become pasty unless grown in a 

 warm soil and situation. The tree is very hardy, and, 

 according to Mr. Rivers, succeeds admirably in pots. 

 Ripens in the middle of September. Glands kidney- 

 shaped. Flowers small, 



Ronalds' Brentford Mignonne. See Bellegarde. 

 Ronalds' Galande. See Grosse Mignonne. 



ROSANNA (Petite Rosanne ; St. Laurent Jaune}. Fruit 

 medium sized, roundish. Skin yellow, deep purplish 

 next the sun. Flesh deep yellow at the circumference, 

 and deep red at the stone ; firm, rich, sugary, and vinous. 

 Tree bears well as a standard, and is very productive.. 

 Flowers small. Glands kidney-shaped. Middle of Sep- 

 tember. 



This is very different from Alberge Jaune, which is 

 sometimes called Rosanna. 



Rouge Paysanne. See Red Magdalen. 



Royale. See Boudin. 



ROYAL CHAELOTTE (Grimwood's Royal Charlotte; Kew 

 Early Purple; Lord Fauconberg's ; Lord Nelsons; 

 New Royal Charlotte). Fruit rather large, roundish- 

 ovate. Skin pale white, deep red next the sun. Suture 

 moderately distinct. Flesh whitish, pale red next the 

 stone, juicy, rich, and vinous. Flowers small. Glands 

 none. Beginning of September. 



ROYAL GEORGE (Double Swalsh; Dubbele Zwolsche; 

 Griffiths Mignonne; Lockyers Mignonne; Madeleine 

 Rouge a Petites Fleurs ; Millet's Mignonne} Superb). 



