RAMILIES. Culinary, December to February, large, 

 3 by 3i ova l pyriform, uneven. Skin, rough. Colour, 

 yellow green with conspicuous russet dots and patches. 

 Flesh, white, very firm, dry in texture. Eye, open in 

 a small uneven basin. Stem, stout and fleshy at the 

 end of the fruit. Growth, vigorous, straggling ; fer- 

 tility good. Leaf, rather large, held flat, little undulating, 

 finely serrate. Origin, I have been unable to find the 

 origin of this pear. It has a most unpleasant flavour 

 when cooked and quite unworthy of cultivation. 



Red Achan : see Achan. 



Retour de Rome : see Nouveau Poiteau. 



ROOSEVELT. Exhibition and dessert, October to 

 November, very large, 3f by 4, oval, even. Skin, very 

 smooth. Colour, pale creamy yellow, with brilliant 

 red flush and conspicuous dots. Flesh, white, little 

 breaking, juicy, flavour moderately good to good 

 according to season. Eye, open in a shallow, slightly 

 uneven basin. Stem, stout, rather long, fleshy in a 

 slightly uneven cavity. Growth, stout and compact, 

 upright ; fertility very good. Leaf, medium, long, 

 oval, sharply serrate. Origin, introduced by Messrs. 

 Baltet, of Troyes, France, about 1906. This is one of 

 the largest pears grown, and though I have not found 

 the fruit of more than fair quality, I am told that in 

 some districts it is considered better than this. 



ROUSE LENCH. Her. Pom., II., 51. (Rousse 

 Lench.) Dessert, January to February, rather large, 

 2 I by 3i> l n g oval, uneven. Skin, a little rough. 

 Colour, pale yellow green with thin russet nearly covering 

 fruit, but ground colour shows through in patches. 

 Flesh, pale yellow, a little firm, juicy, of fair flavour. 

 Eye, open in a shallow basin, around which are several 

 bosses. Stem, very long, woody, generally curved and 

 inserted without depression. Growth, moderate, 

 rather drooping when aged ; fertility extreme. Leaf, 

 medium, oval, upfolded, down hanging, deeply serrate. 



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