FRUIT CATALOGUE, 1894-5. 



INTRODUCTION. 



The fruit catalogue of this society is practically the creation of its late 

 president, the Hon. T. T. Lyon, who, as chairman of the committee on its 

 revision, has done most of the work of rearranging it from year to year. 

 It was with much reluctance that the writer took hold of it, and it was 

 only from the fact that President Lyon positively declined to serve longer 

 as chairman of the committee. He consented, however, to remain upon 

 the committee, and his assistance has been invaluable in carrying out the 

 work. 



As in previous years, many varieties were found in the catalogue which 

 had entirely gone out of use, while others seemed unworthy of a place 

 upon the list. Believing that the list was much too large for 'the average 

 grower, they have been left out of the present catalogue, but have been 

 placed as appendix at the end of the approved list. In the previous cata- 

 logues a similar plan has been followed, but the rejected sorts of each year 

 have been kept by themselves. Believing it to be more convenient for 

 reference, the rejected varieties of each of the different kinds of fruits 

 have been grouped together, in alphabetical order, followed by the date at 

 which they were rejected. This admits of the finding of any desired 

 variety at once, and if a description of the variety is desired it can be found 

 in the list issued two years previous to its rejection. 



With the above exceptions few changes have been made in the list beyond 

 the addition of such varieties as have come to the front since the last cata- 

 logue was issued. 



The following persons are the members of the committee on the revision 

 of the fruit catalogue, and have rendered eflScient aid by the suggestions they 

 have made: T. T. Lyon, South Haven; A. A. Crozier, Ann Arbor (now 

 Agricultural College); D. G. Edmiston, Adrian; W. A. Smith, Benton 

 Harbor, and C. A. Sessions, Mears. In addition to the above assistance I 

 had at my disposal and used in preparing the catalogue the reports obtained 

 in 1893 from a large number of fruit growers, when engaged in revising 

 the list of the American Pomological Society. 



In preparing this list, errors have without doubt crept in, and, that they 

 may be corrected in future lists, any person who notices any rating that is 

 incorrect for a given locality is urged to inform the writer. 



L. e. taft, 



Chairman of Committee on Revision of Catalogue. 

 Agricultural College, April, 1894. 



