In the Horticultural Society’s Catalogue this is called the old Pearmain, but this name is applicable to the Winter Pearmain. Rea is the first who notices the Royal Pearmain, and he says “it is a much bigger and better tasted apple than the common kind.” The Royal Pearmain of some nurseries is a very different variety from this, and will be found described under _Summer Pearmain_. 308. ROYAL REINETTE.--Hort. IDENTIFICATION.--Hort. Trans. vol. iv. p. 529. Hort, Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 692. Lind. Guide, 82. Fruit, large; conical. Skin, yellow, smooth and glossy, strewed all over with russety spots; stained and striped with brilliant red on the side next the sun. Eye, large and open, set in an even and shallow basin. Stalk, very short, inserted in a very narrow and shallow cavity. Flesh, pale yellow, firm and tender, juicy and sugary, with a brisk and pleasant flavor. A very good apple for culinary purposes, and second-rate for the dessert; it is in use from December to April. The tree is an abundant bearer, and is extensively grown in the western parts of Sussex, where it is esteemed a first-rate fruit. 309. ROYAL RUSSET.--Miller. IDENTIFICATION.--Mill. Dict. Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 749. Fors. Treat. 125. Rog. Fr. Cult. 108. Lind. Guide, 96. SYNONYME.--Passe Pomme de Canada, _acc. Hort. Soc. Cat._ Reinette de Canada Grise, _Hort. Soc. Cat._ ed. 1, 870. Reinette de Canada Platte, _Ibid._ 871. Leather Coat, _Laws. Orch._ 65. _Raii. Hist._ 1448. FIGURE.--Ron. Pyr. Mal. pl. xix. f. 1. Fruit, large, three inches and a half wide, and two inches and three quarters high; roundish, somewhat flattened and angular. Skin, covered with rough brown russet, which has a brownish tinge on the side next the sun; some portions only of the ground color are visible, which is yellowish-green. Eye, small and closed, set in a narrow and rather shallow basin. Stalk, half-an-inch long, inserted in a wide and deep cavity. Flesh, greenish-yellow, tender, crisp, brisk, juicy and sugary. A most excellent culinary apple of first-rate quality; it is in use from November to May, but is very apt to shrink and become dry, unless, as Mr. Thompson recommends, it is kept in dry sand. The tree is of a very vigorous habit, and attains the largest size. It is perfectly hardy and an excellent bearer. This has always been a favorite old English variety, being mentioned by Lawson so early as 1597, and much esteemed by almost every subsequent writer. 310. ROYAL SHEPHERD.--H.