Fruit large, light yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellow, light red at the pit, juicy, with a rich, vinous flavor; ripens early in September.
Runde Feine Durchsichtige. 1. Liegel Anweisung 69. 1822.
Fruit yellowish-white, blushed with attractive red; flesh white, red at the pit, sweet but with a slight subacid flavor.
Runyon Orange Cling. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 314. 1889.
Said to have originated with a Mr. Runyon on the Sacramento River, California, and to surpass Orange Cling. Glands globose; fruit very large, yellow, with a dark crimson cheek; flesh rich, sweet, with a vinous flavor.
Rupley. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:817. 1896.
Said to have been originated by T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit small, oval, with a light orange color; flavor fair; clingstone; ripens the middle of July in Texas.
Russell. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 291. 1893. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 34. 1899. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:355 fig. 1903. 4. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 429, Pl. LIII. 1911.
Russet No. 1. 5. Gard. & For. 8:349. 1895.
J. M. Russell, Wymore, Nebraska, grew Russell from a stone of Chili which may have been fertilized by Alexander. The variety first fruited in 1893. In 1899, it was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; color creamy-white, shaded and washed with crimson; flesh greenish-white, with yellow veins, red at the pit, juicy, very melting, mild subacid, rich; quality very good; stone free; season in Nebraska a month later than Alexander.
Russell No. 3. 1. Neb. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 277. 1901.