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2d, 1867. The pear had been imported by Professor Mapes and the name lost, and at a 
previous meeting the Committee had named it Quinn. Fruit below medium, pyriform, 
tapering rapidly toward the stem end; skin inclined to golden-russet; flesh rich and juicy 
and in flavor and aroma occupies the first rank; good; Jan. and keeps till Mar. 
Rainbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:166. 1856. 
Hesse, Ger., 1816. Fruit'medium, ovate, somewhat swelled; skin polished, pale light 
green turning to lemon-yellow, without any red blush, sprinkled with numerous fine light 
brown dots, fine russet on the side next the sun; flesh granular, vinous and highly aromatic; 
first for culinary use; mid-Oct. % 
Rallay. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 382. 1854. 
An old variety of unknown origin. Fruit small to medium, globular-acute-pyriform; 
skin rough, dull yellow, dull reddish cheek, dotted all over with russet; flesh yellowish- 
white, breaking, juicy, gritty; good; Nov. and Dec. 
Rameau. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 239. 1854. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:572, fig. 1869. 
Silberastige Gewtrebirne. 3. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:15. 1856. 
A seedling of Van Mons distinct from Best des Veterans. Fruit above medium, oblong- 
oval; skin thick, rough, greenish, gray or bronzed on sunny side, stained and dotted with 
dark russet; flesh yellowish-white, very fine, melting, juicy, sweet, acidulous, aromatic; 
inferior. 
Ramilies. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 165. 1841. 2. Bunyard Handb. Hardy Fr. 195. 1920. 
Described in 1842 in the London Horticultural Society’s Catalog of Fruits. Fruit 
large, obovate, yellow obscured with russet, red next the sun, beautiful in appearance; 
flesh breaking; very good for cooking; Nov. to Feb. 
Rankin. 1. Van Lindley Nurs. Cat. 53. 1913. 
Introduced by J. Van Lindley Nursery Company about 1905 and said to be a seedling 
of Duchesse d’Angouléme picked up from the side of the Southern Railway by W. H. 
Rankin, Guilford County, N. C. Tree strong, hardy. Fruit similar to Duchesse 
d’Angouléme but two weeks earlier. ° 
Rannaja. 1. Iowa Hort. Soc. Rpt. 61. 1880. 
Imported by Professor Budd from the northern steppes of Russia, where the sum- 
mers are fully as dry and hot and the winters far more severe than those of Iowa; said 
to unite well with the apple when root or top grafted. 
Rapelje. 1. Horticulturist 1:239, fig. 62. 1846. 
A native variety introduced by Professor Stephens, Astoria, Long Island. Fruit 
medium, obovate, sometimes obtuse, and sometimes acute-pyriform, yellowish, covered 
with cinnamon-russet; flesh whitish, somewhat granular, juicy, melting, with a sweet, 
vinous, aromatic flavor; variable, sometimes poor; Sept. 
Rastlerbirne. 1. Léschnig Mostbirnen 18, fig. 10913. 
Found in Northern Tyrol and the Austrian Province of the Voralberg. Fruit large, 
globular-turbinate, almost acute, green turning yellow-green when ripe, faintly blushed; 
flesh granular, greenish-white; a very good perry pear and suitable for baking; Oct. and Nov. 
Rateau Blanc. 1. Pom. France 4:No. 155, Pl. 155. 1865. 
A variety of unknown origin, but cultivated from very early times in the Gironde, Fr., 
