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sides. Skin, dark purplish red, nearly black. Stalk, an inch and a 

 half to two inches long. Flesh, purplish red, half tender, juicy, sweet, 

 and agreeable. 



It ripens in the latter end of July. 



Portugal Duke, See May Duke. 



POWHATTAN. — Fruit, medium sized, roundish heart-shaped, com- 

 pressed on the sides, uneven in its outline. Skin, brownish red and 

 glossy. Stalk, two inches long. Flesh, rich purplish red, half tender, 

 juicy, sweet, but not highly flavoured. 



It ripens in the end of July. 



Princesse de Hollande. See Bigarreau de Hollande. 

 Quatre a la Livre. See Tobacco-leaved, 



'RATAFIA (^Brune de Bruxelles ; RatafiaWeichsel; Brusseler Braune ; 

 Brusselsche Bruyn). — Fruit, medium sized, round, and a httle flattened 

 on both sides, marked with a very faint suture on one side. Skin, 

 dark brown, nearly black, and very shining. Stalk, an inch and a half 

 to two inches long, placed in a shallow depression. Flesh, dark red, 

 tender and juicy, with a briskly acid flavour, but which it loses and 

 becomes richer the longer the fruit hangs on the tree. Stone, medium 

 sized, ovate, and adhering closely to the flesh. 



This variety ripens in August. It has a close resemblance to the 

 Morello, but is much smaller, and is used for the same purposes. 

 The tree forms a close round head with slender pendulous shoots, and 

 is an excellent bearer. 



Ratafia Weichsel. See Ratafia. 



Red Heart. See Gascoigne's Heart, 



■ RED JACKET. — ^Fruit, large, heart-shaped. Skin, amber, covered 

 with pale red, but when fully exposed entirely covered with bright red. 

 Stalk, two inches long, slender. Flesh, half tender, juicy, and of good, 

 but not high, flavour. 



Ripe in the beginning and middle of August. It is valuable for its 

 lateness. 



REINE HORTENSE (D'Aremberg; Belle Audigeoise ; Belle de 

 Bavay ; Belle de Laeken ; Belle de Prapeau ; Belle de Petit Brie ; Belle 

 Supreme; Grosse de Wagnelee ; Guigne Noire de Strass ; Hybrid de 

 Laeken ; Louis XVHL ; Lemercier ; De Meruer ; Merveille de Hoh 

 lande; Monstrtieu^e de Bavay; Monstrueuse de Jodoigne ; Morestein; 

 Reine Hortense Larose ; Rouvroy ; Seize a la Livre). — Fruit, very 

 large, one inch and one-twelfth long and an inch wide, oblong, and 

 compressed on the sides. Skin, very thin and translucent, at first 

 pale red, but assuming a bright cornelian red, and changing to dark 

 brilhant red the longer it hangs. Stalk, very slender, about two inches 

 long. Flesh, yellow, netted, very tender, and very juicy, with a sweet 

 and agreeably acidulous juice. 



