. Large, shell rather whitish one end round, the other
decidedly pointed; black points; meat sweet and tender; tree
remarkably beautiful. From one Repton tree, said to be forty
years old, over five hundred pounds of nuts were gathered the
season of 1904. (Helen Harcourt, "Florida Fruits and How to
Grow Them," 1886, p. 212.)

RIBERA. Size above medium; oblong-ovate; cracking quality good;
shell thin; kernel plump, light brown, free from the bitter,
red, corky growth which adheres to the shell; meat yellow;
tender, with rich, delicate, pleasant flavor, (Report Sec.
Agr., 1893, 295: 1894.)

RISIEN. Large ovate; quality excellent. E. K. Risien, San Saba,
Texas. (Thomas' American Fruit Culturist, 21st Ed., 453, 1903.)

ROBSON. A medium-sized, very thin-shelled nut, oblong ovoid in
shape. A comparatively new variety, but of considerable merit.
(Bacon's Cat., 1904, p. 28.)

ROME. (Syn.: _Century_, _Columbia_, _Columbian_, _Mammoth_,
_Pride of the Coast_, _Southern Giant_, _Twentieth Century_.)
Size large to very large, 1-7/8 x 1 to 2 x 1 inches; oblong
cylindrical or cylindrical ovate; color grayish, dirty, much
splashed and spotted with dirty, black marks sometimes
throughout; base rounded; apex abruptly-pointed, flattened on
two sides; shell hard, brittle, thick, 1.6 mm.; cracking
quality poor; partitions thick, corky; kernel frequently
shrunken, bright yellowish in color, sutures of medium depth,
secondary ones well marked, fuzzy material often adhering to
lower end; texture coarse, rather dry; flavor dry, lacking in
character; quality fair.

[Illustration: FIG. 9 Russell. Franklin. Kincaid.]

Described from specimens received from J. Steckler Seed Co.,
New Orleans, La. This much-named variety, according to Taylor,
was originated by the late Sebastian Rome, at Convent, St.
James Parish, La., about 1840. Catalogued by the late Richard
Frotscher, under the name "Rome," in 1885. It cannot be
recommended for planting.

RUSSELL. Size medium to large, 1-5/8 x 7/8 inches; form ovate,
slightly compressed; color grayish-brown with small specks and
splashes of purplish-black; base rounded, blunt-pointed; apex
abruptly sloping; shell very thin, brittle, .74 mm.; partitions
very thin: cracking quality excellent; kernel usually plump