Origin unknown; Diel states he had received it from Strasland, Prussia. Fruit medium, ovate-pyriform, symmetrical in contour, green marked with gray dots, changing at maturity to lemon-yellow, extensively washed on the side next the sun with wine red, over which are scattered numerous very distinct, brighter-red dots, giving the pear a great resemblance to Vermont Beauty; flesh whitish, rather fine, buttery; juice somewhat deficient but pleasantly acid; good; mid-Aug.
Rose Doyenné. 1. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 713. 1897.
Fruit rather large, obovate, yellow and crimson; flesh coarse, granular, flavor poor, rots at core; Oct.
Rose Water. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 592. 1629.
An old English pear. Fruit medium, globular, rough skin, brownish-red; flesh breaking, of a fine and delicate flavor; of fair quality but superseded; mid-Sept.
Rosenhofbirne. 1. Löschnig Mostbirnen 92, fig. 1913.
An Austrian perry pear. Fruit medium, globular-oblate; skin tough, shining, light yellow when ripe, blushed slightly on the sunny side, with numerous fine dots; flesh yellow-white, coarse-grained, juicy, very astringent; Oct.
Rosenwasserbirne. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:41. 1856.
Rheinfalz, Bavaria. Fruit medium, long-turbinate, even in outline; tender skin, green turning yellowish-white, without dots, often flecked with dark specks; flesh juicy, with a rose-like aroma, very white, semi-melting, very good; mid-Aug.
Rosinenbirne. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:73. 1856.