An Austrian perry pear. Fruit small to medium, turbinate to pyriform, very variable; skin firm and rough, yellow when ripe, without any blush, dotted with numerous fine, russet spots; flesh yellow-white, coarse-grained, very juicy, subacid, aromatic; Oct. and Nov.

Rotfleischige Mostbirne. 1. Löschnig Mostbirnen 220, fig. 1913.

An Austrian perry pear. Fruit small, globular-turbinate, calyx end flat, leaf-green, dotted with russet and flecked with red; flesh under the skin firm but near the core softer, coarse-grained, juicy, subacid; Oct. to mid-Nov.

Rothbackige Sommerzuckerbirne. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:49. 1856.

Germany, 1801. Fruit small, pyriform, smooth, pale green turning to shining lemon-yellow, lightly blushed on the sunny side, dotted; flesh rose-tinted, saccharine, semi-melting, granular, deficient in flavor; second for dessert, first for cuisine and market; Sept.

Rothe Confesselsbirne. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:14. 1856.

German, published in 1766. Fruit medium, oblong, somewhat swelled, skin thick, gray-green with brown russet; flesh yellowish, semi-melting, juicy, aromatic, tender; second for table, good for culinary use; Oct.

Rothe Jakobsbirne. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:48. 1856.

Nassau, Ger., 1806. Fruit small, ovate, light green turning yellow-green, with brownish-red russet; flesh granular, agreeable, sweet; second for the table, good for household and market purposes; July.

Rothe langstielige Honigbirne. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:11. 1856.