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Nivotte are to be itjreatly preferred to "Admirable" and "Incomparable," which have 

 been given to certain nearly worthless sorts. Among strawberries, the old names 

 Crimson Cones and Neck Pines are better than Wizard of the North and Napoleon the 

 Third. Many new varieties of the strawberry have been given names which the Amer- 

 ican Pomological society cannot adopt in accordance with its established rules. A large 

 number have appended the word "prolific," requiring every person who names them to 

 announce to the world that the owner regards them preeminently productive, and 

 intends that all who name them shall aid in praising their adnirable "bearing (jualities. 

 They may be miproved by leaving off the objectionable word from Neiman's Prolific, 

 Finch's Prolific, Miner's Great Prolific, and others, as well as from such superlative 

 titles as Nigh's Superb, Golden Defiance, Great American, Arnold's Pride, Cumberland 

 Triumph and Durand's Superb. A new peach has the single name "Wonderful," and a 

 new raspberry " Superb," neither of which is appropriate and truthful. " Stump the 

 World " is an unsuitable name for even a very fine peach, and " Empire State " for an 

 excellent grape. Raspberry growers have the Golden Queen, the Marvel of Four Sea- 

 sons and the Pride of the Hudson. It is but justice, however, to make the passing 

 remark that the English have rather exceeded the Americans, so far as producing in 

 their prize gooseberries the " Green Ocean," "Wellington's Glory," and "Roaring Lion." 



Needless appendages should always be avoided. There are more than 250 names of 

 pears with the word " Beurre" prefixed — a word which will apply, so far as the meaning 

 goes, to nine tenths of all the named varieties; and it is not necessary to require the 

 thousands to write this sterile name every time they have occasion to refer to any of 

 them. 



The name of a fruit should iii most cases consist of a single word; and hence the 

 simple word Miner is much better for the strawberry than Miner's Great Prolific; Cum- 

 berland is better than Cumberland Triumph, and we may properly change Barnes' 

 Mammoth to Barnes, Duchess of Oldenburg to Oldenburg, Bigarreau Mezel to Mezel, 

 Tewksbury Winter Blush to Tewksbury, Miner's Great Prolific to Miner, Hubbardston 

 Nonesuch to Hubbardston, Shaflfer's Colossal to Shaffer, Reine Claude de Bavay to 

 Bavay, and Bonne du Puits Ansault to Ansault. 



There are occasional instances where double names are quite admirable, such simple 

 ones, for example, as Summer Rose, Willow Twig, Ben Davis, Red Stripe, Jersey Sweet, 

 Fall Pippin, Maiden's Blush, and other names of apples; and Sugar Top, Winter Nelis, 

 Saint Germain, Little Musk, Long Green, Swan's Orange, and Green Chisel and others 

 among pears. 



We may not desire to engraft the titles of foreign aristocrats and dignitaries on the 

 sorts we cultivate, and we may therefore projjerly abridge Duchesse d'Angouleme to 

 Angouleme, Duchess of Bordeaux to Bordeaux, Duchess of Orleans to Orleans, and 

 Duchess of Brabant to Brabant. For a similar reason we may object to May Queen 

 and Jersey Queen, Grand Duke and Prince of Berries, for strawberries; Amber Queen 

 among grapes; Queen of the Market among raspberries; and we should reject such 

 coarse names for so beautiful and refined a fruit as the strawberry, as Jumbo, Big Bob, 

 Black Giant, and Capt. Jack. 



NEWEK VARIETIES OF PEACH. 

 By Geoege B. Thomas, West Chester, Pa. 



In this paper I propose to name only such varieties of peach tree as have been intro- 

 duced within a few years, and to give the descripition of the person with whom the 

 variety originated, or of the introducer to the public, as far as practicable, leaving to 

 others to make such comments as to the advisability of its culture as may seem proper. 



Yelloic Mystery.— Origm, Maryland. Ripened this year with Troth's Early, being 

 yellow and highly colored, a perfect freestone, with thick skin, and has not yet been 

 known to rot. 



Lady Ingokl.^Ongm, North Carolina. An early yellow variety, highly colored, 

 resembling Crawford's Early. This peach is very highly recommended, and it is claimed 

 to ripen in advance of Troth's Early; it is of great value. 



Shennan's October.— Origin, Maryland. This is really an October peach, and has no 

 equal in its season; large, whitish fruit with a blush; is noted for its shipping qualities; 

 has been sent to Europe on several occasions and arrived in good condition; tree vigor- 

 ous and productive; ripens October 15. 



John Haas. — This peach is a seedling raised under the 41st degree of latitude, tbe 

 only early freestone peach of its size on record. The tree is vigorous and very prolific; 

 stood 8 degrees below freezing while in blossom; fruit round, of a bright color, white 



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