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Red McClure. Originated at Carbondale, Colo.; claimed to be a sport from the 



Improved Peachblow. 

 Description.- — ^A medium-late, strong-growing variety. Tubers large, round; 



skin deep red; flesh, white. Reference: Carpenter Seed Co.'s catalogue, 1910, 



p. 17. 



Note. — Claimed to be identical Tvith the Improved or Perfect Peachblow. 

 Red Mercer. Synonym of Long Red. 

 Red River Special, Ratekin's. Originated on Ratekin's seed farm in the Red 



River Valley in 1907; claimed to be a seedling of the Early Ohio. Introduced 



by Ratekin in 1912. 



Description. — Season very early. Vines strong, with exceptionally deep- 

 green foliage. Tubers similar to those of the Ohio in shape; eyes small; skin 



white; flesh pure white. Reference: Ratekin's Seed Book, 1912, p. 52 and 



inside of back cover. 



Note. — The tubers received by the Department of Agriculture from J. W. 



Ratekin, April 26, 1912, were identical with Early Ohio, both in shape and 



color. His claim that they were white skinned was not sustained. The writer 



has no hesitancy in saying that the tubers received as Ratekin's Red River 



Special were straight Early Ohios. 

 Red River White Ohio. Synonym of White Ohio. 

 Red Rose, Extra-Early. See Extra-Early Red Rose. 

 Red Six Weehs. Synonym of Triumph. 

 Reliance, Alexander's. Originated by 0. H. Alexander, Charlotte, Vt., in 1885; 



claimed to be a seedling of Old Excelsior. Introduced by W. H. Maule in 1904. 

 Description. — Vines of medium height; leaves large. Tubers roundish and 



slightly flattened; eyes small, somewhat pinkish; skin . white; flesh white. 



Reference: The Maule Seed Book, 1904, p. 145. 

 Rhind's Hybrid. (Group 9, section 1.) Originated by Duncan Rhind; claimed to be 



a seedling of Rural New Yorker No. 2. 

 Note. — This variety seems to be identical with Rural New Yorker No. 2, both in 



habit of growth and in tuber characters. 

 Rochester Rose. (Group 4, section 1.) Claimed to be a seedling of the Early Rose. 



Introduced by Peter Henderson in 1892. 

 Description. — An improvement in every respect over the Early Rose; season 



equally early; averages larger in size and is a better yielder. Reference: Peter 



Henderson & Co.'s seed catalogue, 1892, p. 7. 

 Rose, CampbelVs Late. See Late Rose, Campbell's. 

 Rose, Early. See Early Rose. 



Rose, Extra-Early Red. See Extra-Early Red Rose. 

 Rose, Extra-Early White. See White Rose, Extra-Early. 

 Rose, Honeoye. See Honeoye Rose. 

 Rose, Houlton. See Houlton Rose. 

 Rose, Improved Early . Synonym of Early Rose. 

 Rose, Late. See Late Rose. 

 Rose, Maine. Synonym of Early Maine . 

 Rose, New Scotch. See New Scotch Rose. 

 Rose, Old Early. See Old Early Rose. 

 Rose No. 4. Synonym of Spaxjlding No. 4. 

 Roser, Early. See Early Roser. 



