ROSEBERRY. Dessert, October and in the North 

 till December, medium, 2\ by 2j, round-conical, uneven. 

 Skin, smooth, a little greasy, Colour, almost entirely 

 covered with bright scarlet flush and bright stripes. 

 Flesh, pale yellow, very tender, sweet. Eye, medium, 

 firmly closed, set in a shallow ribbed basin. Stem, 

 variable, half to one inch, in a shallow, narrow, faintly 

 russet cavity. Fertility good. Origin, raised by Mr. 

 Storrie in his nursery, at Glencarse. 



ROSEMARY RUSSET. Ronalds, P., 16. Dessert, 

 till February, small to medium, z\ by 2, round conical, 

 flattened at base, regular. Colour, yellowish-green 

 with slight red flush, covered with light russet. Flesh, 

 crisp, yellow, very rich and brisk. Eye, a little open, 

 in a small even basin. Stem, unusually long, in a wide 

 cavity. Growth, moderate ; fertility, moderate. Leaf, 

 rather large, light, held flat, boldly curved serrate. 

 Origin, unknown ; first recorded by Ronalds, in 1831. 

 Quite the best of late winter apples. 



RpSS NONPAREIL. Her. Pom., 21. F., Non- 

 pareille de Ross. Dessert, till January, medium, 

 2\ by 2, round regular. Colour, greenish-yellow, with 

 crimson flush and stripes, covered with russet. Flesh, 

 tender, greenish, aromatic, strongly scented. Eye, 

 wide open like a clove in a shallow regular basin. Stem, 

 long and slender, in a narrow deep cavity. Growth, 

 slender, making a compact tree ; fertile. Leaf, rather 

 small, pea green, held up, flat, very irregularly serrate, 

 often nearly entire. Origin, Irish ; introduced to 

 England in 1820. A first rate garden fruit, as good in 

 flavour as it is attractive in appearance. Makes a nice 

 round headed standard. 



Round Russet Harvey : see Golden Harvey. 



ROUNDWAY MAGNUM BONUM. Dessert or 

 culinary, till March, large, 3 by 2j, flat, conical. Colour, 

 yellowish-green with dull brown flush and a few broad 

 broken stripes. Flesh, firm, greenish-yellow, rather dry, 



