668 THE FEUIT MANUAL. 



Rivers' Early Damson. See Davison. 



EIVERS' EAELY APRICOT {Early Transparent Gage).—FTa.ii, 

 above medium size, an inch and three-quarters wide and over an inch 

 high ; roundish and oblate, marked with a very shallow suture. Skin, 

 yellowish green when quite ripe, mottled with crimson on the side next 

 the sun. Stalk, about half an inch long, slender. Flesh, greenish 

 yellow, firm, very juicy, and richly flavoured, separating freely from 

 the stone, which is small and round. 



This delicious plum is equal in flavour to the Green Gage, and is as 

 large as the Transparent Gage, from which it was raised by Mr. Rivers, 

 of Sawbridgeworth. It ripens in the beginning of August. The tree 

 is hardy, and an excellent bearer. Young shoots, downy. 



Robe de Sargent. See D'Agen. 

 Roche Corbon. See Diapree Rouge. 



ROE'S AUTUMN {Autumn Gage; Roe's Autumn Gage).~Frmi, 

 medium sized ; oval, or rather cordate, marked with a shallow suture, 

 which extends to half the length of the fruit. Skin, pale yellow, covered 

 with thin whitish bloom. Stalk, three-quarters of an inch long, not 

 depressed. Flesh, greenish yellow, juicy and sweet, with a rich and 

 excellent flavour, separating from the stone. 



An excellent dessert plum ; ripe in the middle of October. The tree 

 is an excellent bearer. Shoots, smooth. 



Roe's Autumn Gage. See Roe's Autumn. 

 Rotherham. See Winesour. 

 Round Damson. See Damson. 

 Royal Bullace. See Bullace. 



ROYAL DAUPHINE.— Fruit, large ; oval. Skin, pale red on the 

 shaded side, marked with green specks, but darker red next the sun, 

 mottled with darker and lighter shades, and covered with violet bloom. 

 Stalk, an inch long, stout. Flesh, greenish yellow, sweet, and sub-acid, 

 separating from the stone. 



A culinary plum ; ripe in the beginning of September. Shoots, 

 smooth. 



Royal. See Royale. 

 Royal Red. See Royale. 



ROYALE {Royal; Royal Red; Sir Charles Worsley's).— Fruit, rather 

 above medium size ; round, narrowing towards the stalk, and marked 

 onone side with a well-defined suture, which is deepest at the apex. 

 Skin, fine light purple, strewed with a few fawn-coloured dots, and 

 covered with a thick pale blue bloom. Stalk, about an inch long, stout 

 and downy, and inserted in a small cavity. Flesh, yellowish, firm. 



