This peach was raised long ago by a Dr. Coxe, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from a pit brought from Juan Fernandez Island in the Pacific Ocean. Fruit large, round; skin pale yellow, with a light red blush; flesh very juicy, sweet and delicious; ripens early in September.
Rockey. 1. Rural N. Y. 63:130, fig. 59. 1904.
Introduced by J. W. Rockey, Miamisburg, Ohio. Fruit large, roundish; color yellow, with a blush; flesh yellow, sweet, free; ripens in southern Ohio about the middle of October.
Rodgers. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 290, 291. 1893.
Said to have come from W. C. Rodgers, Nashville, Arkansas. Fruit below medium in size, oblong, pointed, irregular; skin dull yellowish-white, striped and blushed with red; flesh adherent, dull yellowish-white, with some red at the stone, firm, mild, sweet; quality good; season the middle of November in Arkansas.
Rodman Red. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 196. 1841. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 630. 1869.
Rodman's Cling. 3. Hooper W. Fr. Book 229. 1857.
Fruit large, roundish-oblong; skin almost white, nearly covered with red; flesh white, red near the pit, juicy, firm, with a vinous, aromatic flavor; season the last of September.
Rogers I. 1. Gard. Mon. 19:115. 1877.
This peach, which originated in Newbury, Massachusetts, is supposed to be a seedling of Early Crawford. It resembles its parent but is earlier and sweeter; ripens the middle of September.
Rogers II. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:107. 1901.