Rigny. Domestica. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 683. 1884. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 420. 1889.
Admiral Rigny 2. Admiral de Rigny 1. Amiral de Rigny 2. Georg IV 2. Jackson? 2.
Described as of medium size, roundish-oval; suture shallow; yellowish-green flaked and striped with darker green, with a few crimson dots on the sunny side; stem of medium length; cavity shallow; flesh yellow, tender, melting, juicy and rich; nearly freestone; early.
Rising Sun. Domestica. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 258. 1832.
Corse’s Rising Sun 1.
Originated by Henry Corse, Montreal, Canada. Fruit large, bright yellow, tinged with red next to the sun; good; productive.
Rivers Early. Insititia. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 29:177. 1875. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 695. 1884. 3. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 447. 1889. 4. Rivers Cat. 35. 1898.
Damas Précoce de Rivers 3. Rivers’ Early Damson 1, 3, 4.
Grown by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a seed of St. Etienne. Fruit of medium size, sweet and juicy; good.
Robert. Americana. 1. Wis. Sta. Bul. 87:15. 1901.