THE APPLE. 327 



white, tender, moderately juicy, rich, pleasant, sweet. Very Good. 

 July, August. 



BED MORMON. 



From Pennsylvania. Tree vigorous, upright spreading, productive. 



Fruit medium, oblate, yellowish, shaded and indistinctly splashed 

 with red, small dots. Stalk long, slender. Calyx closed. Flesh yel- 

 lowish, tender, juicy, slightly aromatic subacid. Good to very good. 

 Core small. January to March. 



RED MUST. 



An old Herefordshire (England) cider fruit, of large size, roundish 

 oblate, yellow, with red cheek in the sun. Flesh rich. October, No- 

 vember. 



RED RANGE. 



Origin unknown. Tree a vigorous, upright spreading grower, pro- 

 ductive. 



Fruit medium or below, roundish, slightly conic. Color fine yellow, 

 shaded with red and thickly covered with whitish dots. Stalk short, in- 

 serted in a small cavity. Calyx closed, set in a broad, shallow basin. 

 Flesh yellowish, firm, juicy, rich, with a mild Spitzenburgh flavor. 

 Good to very good. December, February. 



RED REPUBLICAN. 



Origin, Lycoming Co., Pa. Tree vigorous, spreading, moderately 

 productive. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate. Skin yellowish, striped and shaded 

 with red, and sprinkled with large whitish dots. Stalk short, in a large 

 cavity. Calyx closed. Basin broad, deep, and furrowed. Good. Flesh 

 coarse, tender, juicy, subacid. December, January. 



RED ROMARIN. 

 Pomme Romarin Rouge. Mela di Rosmarino rossa. 



An Italian fruit. 



Fruit large, oblate oblong conic, bright yellow, shaded with red, and 

 dotted with small brown spots. Stalk slender. Calyx closed. Flesh 

 white, fine-grained, crisp, sugary acid, perfumed. Core small. Decem- 

 ber to March. (An. Pom.) 



RED RUSSET. 



Origin, farm of Mr. Sanborn, Hampton Falls, N. H. Tree very 

 vigorous, upright spreading, and productive. Young wood clear reddish 

 brown. 



Fruit large, roundish conic, yellow, shaded with dull red and deep 

 carmine in the sun, and thickly covered with gray dots, with a slight ap- 

 pearance of rough russet on most of the surface. Stalk rather short and 

 thick, inserted in a medium cavity, surrounded with thin russet. Calyx 

 nearly closed. Segments long, recurved, in a narrow, uneven basin. 

 Flesh yellow, solid, crisp, tender, with an excellent rich, subacid flavor, 

 somewhat resembling Baldwin. Very good. January to April. 



