344 THE FKUIT MANUAL. 



EIVEKS' EAELY YORK.— This is in every respect similar to the 

 Early York, from which it was raised by Mr. Rivers, and only differs 

 from it by having round glands on the leaves. The fruit is medium 

 sized, and the skin is marbled with red. Flowers, large. Leaves, with 

 round glands. 



It is one of the best peaches for forcing, as it always sets well and 

 produces a good crop. The tree does not suffer from mildew as the 

 old Early York does, and this is altogether a very superior variety. 



Ronalds' Brentford Mignonne. See Bellegarde. 

 Ronalds' Galande. See Grosse Mignonne. 



ROSANNA (Petite Bosanne; St. Laurent Jaime).— Fruit, medium 

 sized, roundish. Skin, yellow, deep purplish next the sun. Flesh, 

 deep yellow at the circumference, and deep red at the stone ; firm, 

 rich, sugary, and vinous. Flowers, small. Leaves, with kidney-shaped 

 glands. 



Ripens in the middle of September. Tree bears well as a standard, 

 and is very productive. 



This is very different from Yellow Alberge, which is sometimes called 

 Eosanna. 



Royale. See Boudin. 



ROYAL CHARLOTTE {Grimwood's Royal Charlotte; Kew Early 

 Purple ; Lord Fauconberg's ; Lord Nelson's ; New Royal Charlotte). — 

 Fruit, rather large, roundish-ovate. Skin, pale white, deep red next 

 the sun. Sutui-e, moderately distinct. Flesh, whitish, pale red next 

 the stone, juicy, rich, and vinous. Flowers, small. Leaves, without 

 glands. 



Ripens in the beginning of September. 



ROYAL GEORGE {Double Swalsh ; Dubbele Zwolsche; Gi-iffith's 

 Mignonne ; Lockyer's Mignonne ; Madeleine Rouge a Petites Flsurs ; 

 Millet's Mignonne; Superb). — Fruit, large, round, and depressed. 

 Skin, very pale, speckled with red in the shade, marbled with deeper 

 colour next the sun. Suture, deep, and broad at the top, extending 

 round almost the whole circumference of the fruit. Flesh, pale yel- 

 lowish white, very red at the stone, very juicy, rich, and highly flavoured. 

 Flowers, small. Leaves, without glands. 



Ripens in the end of August and beginning of September. 



The first mention we have of the Boyal George is by Switzer, who says it was 

 raised by his '•ingenious and laborious friend, Mr. Oram, of Brompton Lane." He 

 describes it as " flattish and pretty large, with a dark red coat on the sunny side, 

 the flower is one of the large whitish kind." " Earlier than the Anne, of great 

 I'steem, and inferior to none that comes after it." At the time Switzer wrote this 

 account of it (1724), George the First was on the throne, and, no doubt, the peach 

 was named in honour of him. This must therefore have been the original Royal 

 George, But that which is now cultivated under this name is a very ditferent 

 variety with small flowers, which seems to have superseded the original one. This 

 is not surprising, when we find from his account that " such is its aversion to 



