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NEW THINGS. 



REVISED NAMES OF FRUITS. 



We have recommeuded occasionally in past years a revision of 

 some of the names of fruits, and more recently the subject was 

 taken up iu a thorough manner by Marshall P. Wilder, president 

 of the American Pomological Society, in his recent address before 

 that body. The result has been the adoption of a large number of 

 revised names in the recently published catalogue of the society. 

 We copy the following list of the alterations from the last volume 

 of its proceedings, in which our readers will see the great improve- 

 ment which has been made. In a few instances we should have 

 gone a little further, and omitted a few words which still appear 

 to be unnecessary. For instance, the word " Prolific " may be 

 omitted from "Miner's Prolific," as at least half of the new straw- 

 berries are prolific, and the adjective does not distinguish the sort. 

 ''Jodoigne'' is enough for "Triumph of Jodoigne," as, judging 

 from the quality of this pear, we should not regard it a great 

 triumph. " Cole '" is a sufficient name for "Cole's Early," which 

 by the way is some weeks later than several of our new sorts. 

 " Tewksbury " is a suflficiently large name for the little apple wiiich 

 bears it, and it is unnecessary to add the word "winter," as there 

 is no summer apple of this name. For the same reason " Knight's 

 Black" would be more expressive than "Knight's Early," and 

 "Autumn Paradise" more convenient than "Paradise of Autumn." 

 The following lists of the former and of the revised names, comprise 

 all which have been changed in the society's catalogue : ' 



APPLES. 



Name Rejected. Name Adopted. 



American Golden Pippin American Golden. 



American Summer Pearmain American Summer. 



Carolina Red June Carolina June. 



Chenango Strawberry Chenango. 



Cooper's Early White Cooper's Early. 



Cox's Orange Pippin Cox's Orange. 



Danver's Winter Sweet Dan ver's Sweet. 



Duchess of Oldenburg .... ... Oldenburg. 



Early Red Margaret Early Margaret. 



Hubbardston Nonesuch Hubbardston. 



Jewett's Fine Red Jewett's Red. 



