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President Earle, of Illinois. This is an interesting topic, but we 

 have, perhaps, devoted as much time to it as we can afford. 



Mr. Lyon, of Michigan — Before proceeding to the next regular 

 topic, I desire to move the appointment of a Committee on Nomen- 

 clature of Fruits, to co-operate with a similar committee of the 

 American Pomological Society. 



The motion prevailed. 



The President — The subject of our next paper will be "Nomen- 

 clature of Russian Fruits," by a gentleman who has done a great 

 work for the northern portion of our country, especially. I have 

 great pleasure in introducing Mr. Charles Gibb, of Quebec. 



ON THE NOMENCLATURE OF THE RUSSIAN FRUITS. 



BY CHARLES GIBB, ABBOTSFORD, QUEBEC. 



What has been our authority on this continent for the naming of our Rus- 

 sian fruits ? Usually the name under which they had been received. What 

 is the standard of authority in Russia ? I suppose the Russian Pomology, 

 written by Dr. Regel. It seems to embrace the earlier works of Phlotov and 

 of Krasnoglazov, and I am not aware that the careful and voluminous notes 

 of Mr. Shroeder, of Petrowskoe Rasumowskoe, Moscow, have ever been pub- 

 lished. Dr. Regel, however, regards his Pomology merely as a " report," a 

 collection of data to be added to from year to year, and yet no edition has 

 appeared since 1869. 



Nomenclature in Russia is in a very confused state. In the Russian 

 Pomology, I tind Aport, noted as a synonym of Antonovka, Titovka of Aport, 

 Red Calville of Titovka, Titovka of Steklianka, Anisovka of Borovinka. This, 

 however, gives an extreme view of the case. We do find, however, ditierent 

 names given to the same fruit in different places. For instance. Count Oi'- 

 lofi'and Grand Sultan, received by EUwanger and Barry, of Rochester, N. Y., 

 the latter I believe from Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridge worth, England, prove to 

 be what we have long known as White Astrachan; another apple under the 

 name of Grand Sultan received from another source in England is like Yel- 

 low Transparent. Then we find the same name given to different members 

 of the same fariily, and even to widely differing types. For instance, Arabka, 

 received by EUwanger and Barry, from Moscow (not from Mr. Shroeder, but 

 from some one else, name I can not give), is a true Arabka, yet not the 

 Arabka which Mr. Budd and I saw at Volsk; not the same as that which Mr. 

 Budd has sent me, and which he received either from Mr. Shroeder or from 

 Dr. Regel. Hence we see that all Russian fruits, sent out for experimental 

 purposes, should be accompanied by something to note the source from 

 which each was received. We have in this country Arabka received by the 



