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with keeping; dots numerous; stallc two inches long or more, stout, 

 curved, and inserted at top of neck without cavity. Flesh firm, 

 solid, granular. Only used for canning and stewing. Wlien cooked 

 its red flesh is attractive and good. Quite A^idely gro^'n for market. 

 Europe. 



President. — Verj' large, roundish obovate, quite irregular; color 

 greenish yellow with pale red cheek; rnsseted at base of stalk, and 

 russet and russet dots over ^vhole surface; stallc sliort, sto\it. Flesh 

 yellowish white, rather coarse, juicy, somewhat vinous, good. Season, 

 autiMun. (irown east and west of lakes, and south, for culinary 

 use and market, ilassaclmsetts. 



President Mas. — Large, oblong ol)ovate oljtuse pyriform; color 

 greenish 3'ellow with some patches aTid traces of russet. Flesh 

 yellowish white, hne, juicy, melting, l)uttery, sweet, very good. 

 Season, early winter. Belgium. 



Reeder (Doctor Rccdcr). — T^arge, roundish ovate, oljtuse pyri- 

 form; color light yellow with numerous russet dots and patches of 

 russet, e.^pccialiy around the Ijasin; cheelc faintly Ijluslied with red; 

 stalls, one antl one-half inches long, rpiite stout, and flesiiy at point of 

 insertion without cavity; l)asiii liroad, shallow, and regular. Fle^h 

 white, juicy, liuttery, melting, vinous, very good. Usually grown as 

 Doctor Reeder. New York. 



Rossney. — Medium to large, oval, iiyriform; color creamy vellow 

 with crimson l)lush; stem short, rjuite stout, inserted at top of neck 

 into slight cavity; basin medium, ridged. Flesh yellow, fine-grained, 

 melting, juicy, sweet, very good. Season, two weeks later than 

 Bartlett and about like it in liardiness of tree. Utah. 



Rostiezer. — Small to metlium, obovate, oblong pyriform; color 

 yellowish green with reddish l)ro\vn on sunny side, aird traces of thin 

 russet; stalk one and one-half to two inches long, slender, inserted 

 in sliglit cavity; basin slight. Flesh juicy, melting, sweet, perfumed; 

 quality best. It is often received from Colorado and Utah as the 

 "Early Seckel." Europe. 



Rutter. — Quite large, rovmdish, pyriform; color vellow, sprinkled, 

 and netted witli russet and small irregular dots; stalk one inch lonff, 

 sto>it, inclined, curved, and inserted in narrow abrup.t cavity: basin 

 sliallow and broad. Flesh white, quite juicy, half fine, buttery, Avith 

 swei't vinous flavor, quality good. Double or single starred across 

 the continent. Pennsylvania. 



