ith short segments. Basin regular. Flesh
whitish, firm, juicy, rich, sweet. Core small. Very good. November to
February.

SUPERB.

Origin, Franklin county, North Carolina. Tree tolerably vigorous,
spreading, and a prodigious bearer. Fruit medium or above, roundish,
oblate, regular. Skin green, rarely with a blush. Stalk of medium
length, in a shallow cavity. Calyx large and open. Flesh yellow, solid,
slightly coarse grained, rich, subacid. Good to very good. November to
March.

RAMBO.

_Synonyms_: Fall Romanite, Gray Romanite, Striped Rambo, Delaware,
Romanite, Seek-no-further, Bread and Cheese, Rambouillet, Trumpington,
Large Rambo, and Terry's Redstreak.

The Rambo is one of the most popular autumn or early winter fruits. It
is a highly valuable apple for the table or kitchen, and the tree
thrives well on light, sandy soil, being a native of the banks of the
Delaware. The tree is of a vigorous, rather spreading habit, quite
productive. Fruit of medium size, flat, smooth, yellowish white in the
shade, streaked and marbled with pale yellow and red in the sun, and
speckled with large rough dots. Stalk long, rather slender, curved to
one side, and deeply planted in a smooth, funnel-like cavity. Calyx
closed, set in a broad basin, which is slightly plaited around it. Flesh
greenish white, very tender, rich, mild subacid. Very good. October to
December. There is claimed to be distinct or subvariety of this, called
Red Rambo, the fruit of which is more red; otherwise there is no
perceptible difference.

ROME BEAUTY.

_Synonym_: Gillett's Seedling.

Origin, southern Ohio. Tree a moderate grower; succeeds well at the
Southwest. Young wood clear, reddish brown, slightly downy or gray. A
late bloomer. Fruit large, roundish, approaching conic, yellow, shaded
and striped with bright red, and sprinkled with light dots. Stalk an
inch long, inserted in a large, deep cavity, surrounded by greenish
russet. Calyx partially closed, set in a narrow, deep basin. Flesh
yellowish, tender, juicy, sprightly, subacid. Good. Core rather large.
October to December.

ROMAN STEM.

Originated at Burlington, N. J., and is much esteemed there. Tree very
productive, spreading, irregular. Fruit scarcely of medium size,
roundish, whitish yellow, with a faint brownish blush, sprinkled with
patches of dark russet, and, when ripe, having a few reddish specks,
unless the fruit is very fair. Stalk three-fourths of an inch long,
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