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Roberta, i. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 392. 1891. 



Fruit of medium size, roundish; color reddish-yellow, washed with dark red; flesh 

 free, reddish-yellow, with a rich, vinous flavor; ripens from the first to the middle of 

 August. 

 Robertson, i. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 412. 1889. 



Listed in this reference. 

 Robinson Crusoe, i. Kenrick Am. Orch. 228. 1832. 2. Bridgeman Gard. Ass't. Pt. 

 3:108. 1857. 



Early Robinson Crusoe. 3. Kenrick Am. Orch. 184. 1841. 



This peach was raised long ago by a Dr. Coxe, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 

 a pit brought from Juan Fernandez Island in the Pacific Ocean. Fruit large, round; skin 

 pale yellow, with a Hght red blush; flesh very juicy, sweet and delicious; ripens early in 

 September. 

 Rockey. i. Rural N. Y. 63:130, fig. 59. 1904. 



Introduced by J. W. Rockey, Miamisburg, Ohio. Fruit large, roundish; color yellow, 

 with a blush; flesh yellow, sweet, free; ripens in southern Ohio about the middle of October. 

 Rodgers. i. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 290, 291. 1893. 



Said to have come from W. C. Rodgers, Nashville, Arkansas. Fruit below meditmi 

 in size, oblong, pointed, irregular; skin dull yellowish-white, striped and blushed with 

 red; flesh adherent, dull yellowish- white, with some red at the stone, firm, mild, sweet; 

 quality good; season the middle of November in Arkansas. 

 Rodman Red. 1. Keniick Am. Orch. ig6. 1841. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 6^0. 1869. 



Rodman's Cling. 3. Hooper W. Fr. Book 229. 1857. 



Fruit large, roundish-oblong; skin almost white, nearly covered with red; flesh white, 

 red near the pit, juicy, firm, with a vinous, aromatic flavor; season the last of September. 

 Rogers I. i. Gard. Mon. 19:115. 1877. 



This peach, which originated in Newbury, Massachusetts, is supposed to be a seedhng 

 of Early Crawford. It resembles its parent but is earlier and sweeter; ripens the middle 

 of September. 

 Rogers 11. i. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:107. 1901. 



This variety is a seedling of Chinese Cling, having originated with a Mr. Rogers, near 

 McKinney, Texas. Fruit of medium size, round; color creamy-white, with a full red 

 cheek; flesh free, white, tender, melting, mild subacid; good; ripens just before Mamie Ross. 

 Roman, i. Parkinson Par. Ter. 582. 1629. 2. Rea Flora 211. 1676. 



Said to be a very good, yellow peach. 

 Romorantin. i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 6:261, 262 fig. 1879. 



Jaune de Romorantin. 2. Carri^re Var. Peckers 62. 1867. 



As its name indicates, this variety originated in Romorantin, Loir-et-Cher, France. 

 Fruit medium to large, roundish, with unequal sides and a distinct suture; skin greenish- 

 yellow, shaded with dark red; flesh white, red at the pit, very juicy, vinous, sweet; quality 

 good; stone free; season the middle of September. 

 Romorantin a Chair Rouge, i. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883. 



Listed in this reference without description. 



