THE APPLE. 341 



ROSE DE HOLLANDE. 

 Kose de la Benauge. Kose Tendre. Pomme de Codillac 



Tree vigorous. 



Fruit medium to large, oblate conical, golden yellow, spotted and 

 veined with rosy carmine. Stalk small, short. Calyx half open. Flesh 

 yellowish white, tender, sugary, acid. Winter. (An. Pom.) 



ROSEMARY. 

 Rosemary Russet. 



An old Apple described by Ronalds as of medium size, roundish 

 conical, greenish, with a little red russet. Flesh firm, yellowish, rich, 

 and good for table or kitchen use. December, February. 



Ross NONPAREIL. 



An Irish fruit, rather below medium size, roundish, narrowing a lit- 

 tle to the eye, covered with a thin mellow russet, and faintly stained 

 with red on the sunny side. Flesh greenish white, tender, with a rich 

 aromatic flavor. Very good. A profuse bearer. Yery subject to rot 

 before ripening. Unprofitable. October. 



ROSTOCKER. 



Stetting Rouge. Annaberger. Matapfel. 



Rothe Stettiner Rothe Hernapfel. Bodickheimer ? 



Berliner Glossapfel. 



A large and favorite German Apple, says Hogg, valuable for culinary 

 purposes. 



Fruit oblate, ribbed, yellowish, deep red next the sun. November 

 to May. 



ROSY RED. 



An old variety, origin unknown. It is grown in Michigan, where it 

 is claimed as a seedling of Western New York, and in Indiana, and there 

 claimed as a seedling of Cambridge, la. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, slightly conical, yellow, shaded, 

 splashed, and marbled with light and dark red, light dots. Stalk medi- 

 um, slender. Cavity deep, acute. Calyx closed, medium, irregular. 

 Flesh yellowish, breaking, sometimes a little stained, mild subacid. 

 Good. November, January. 



ROUND WINTER NONESUCH. 



A variety described by Hogg as an excellent bearer, and valuable 

 for market. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, obscurely ribbed, greenish yellow, with 

 broken stripes and spots of red, some russet dots. Calyx large, closed. 

 Stalk short. Flesh greenish white, tender, juicy, sweet. November to 

 March. 



