338 THE APPLE. 



ROCK. 



Origin, Peterborough, N. H., recommended by Robert Wilson, of 

 Keene, as an excellent fruit. Tree vigorous, with long, slender branches, 

 very productive. 



Fruit large, roundish, slightly flattened, striped and splashed with 

 dark and bright red on a yellowish ground. Flesh white, tender, juicy, 

 flavor subacid. Good. September, October. 



Another ROCK Apple comes from Pennsylvania. 



Fruit medium, oblate, inclining to conic, whitish, sprinkled with a 

 few indistinct gray and light dots. Flesh white, tender, juicy, lively 

 subacid. Good. Core small. August. 



ROCK PIPPIN. 

 Lemon. Walnut Stem. 



From Ohio. 



Fruit medium, oblong conical, yellow, bronzed in sun. Flesh firm, 

 and a good keeper, and in spring profitable market fruit. (O. P. S.) 



ROCKPORT SWEET. 



Origin, Massachusetts. Tree a strong grower and productive. 

 Young shoots reddish brown, smooth. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, greenish, becoming waxen yellow, 

 with a dull red cheek. Stalk rather long, inserted in a cavity some- 

 what ribbed, surrounded by russet. Calyx large, nearly closed, set in 

 a broad, open basin. Flesh whitish, juicy, brisk, sweet. Good to very 

 good. January to April. Core small. 



There is claimed to be another Rockport Sweet, originating in Ohio, 

 but we fail to discover the distinction by means of the fruit. 



ROCK SWEET. 



Origin, farm of Elihu Pearson, Newbury, Mass. Tree hardy, vigor- 

 ous, and a constant bearer. Young shoots reddish olive. 



Fruit medium or below, roundish oblate, slightly conic, reddish, 

 shaded, striped, and splashed with darker red, and sprinkled with large 

 whitish dots. Stalk short, set in a broad, deep, russeted cavity. Calyx 

 closed. Basin shallow, corrugated. Flesh white, tender, juicy, rich, 

 sweet, and pleasant. Good to very good. September. 



ROLEN'S KEEPER. 

 Rowland. 



Fruit medium, round, regular, splashed red on russet. Dots scattered, 

 small, white. Calyx small, closed. Flesh greenish yellow, fine-grained, 

 acid, rich. Good to very good. March, Ar>ril. (Warder.) 



ROLLIN. 

 Rolla ? 



Origin, Franklin Co., N. C. Tree of moderate growth, bears abun- 

 dantly. 



