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Noveinber to February. This does not appear to be the " Eose Apple 

 of China" of Coxe, which he imported from England, and which he 

 says is a large oblong fruit with a short thick stalk. 



ROSEMARY RUSSET.— Fruit, below medium size; ovate, broadest 

 at the base, and narrowing obtusely towards the apex, a good deal of 

 the shape of a Scarlet Nonpareil. Skin, yellow, tinged with green on 

 the shaded side, but flushed with faint red on the side exposed to the 

 sun, and covered with thin pale brown russet, particularly round the 

 eye and the stalk. Eye, small and open, with erect segments, set in a 

 narrow, round, and even basin. Stalk, very long, inserted in a round 

 and wide cavity. Flesh, yellowish, crisp, tender, very juicy, brisk, and 

 sugary, and charged with a peculiarly rich and highly aromatic flavour. 



A most delicious and valuable dessert apple of the very first quality; 

 it is in use from December till February. 



ROSS NONPAREIL. — Fruit, medium sized, two inches high, and 

 two inches and a half broad; roundish, even, and regularly formed, 

 narrowing a little towards the eye. Skin, entirely covered with thin 

 russet, and faintly tinged with red on the side next. the sun. Eye, 

 small and open, set in a shallow and even basin. Stalk, an inch long, 

 slender, inserted half its length in a round and even cavity. Flesh, 

 greenish white, firm, crisp, brisk, and sugary, charged with a rich and 

 aromatic flavour, which partakes very much of that of the varieties 

 known by the name of Fenouillet, or Fennel-flavoured apples. 



This is one of the best dessert apples ; it is in use from November 

 to February. 



The tree is an excellent bearer, hardy, and a free grower, and 

 succeeds well on almost any description of soil. 



This variety is of Irish origin. 



Round Russet Harvey. See Golden Harvey. 



ROUND WAY MAGNUM BONUM.— Fruit, large; ovate, angular 

 on the sides, having five prominent ribs, which extend into the basin of 

 the eye and form ridges round the crown. Skin, lemon yellow, with a 

 few broad broken streaks of pale crimson on one side ; it is here and 

 there marked with several russet patches. Eye, half open, with in- 

 curved segments that are reflexed at the tips, and set in a narrow 

 basin. Stalk, about half an inch long, very stout, and inserted in a 

 pretty deep cavity. Flesh, yellowish white, tender, crisp, very juicy, 

 and with a fine aroma. 



A first-rate culinary or dessert apple, very solid and heavy for its 

 size ; in use tUl April without shrivelling. 



This was raised at Roundway Park, near Devizes, and was first exhibited at the 

 Koyal Horticultural Society in 1864, when it received a first-class certificate. 



ROUND WINTER NONESUCH.— Fruit, large, over three inches 

 wide, and two and a half high ; roundish, and very considerably 

 flattened, or somewhat oblate ; uneven in its outline, caused by several 



