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of medium size and poor in taste. The Cumberland. Texas and Aliller 

 were injured by the May frost. They will be held for further trial. The 

 Hero is an Arkansas seedling of fair size and color, but not sufficiently 

 productive. The Kansas was not in the least damaged by frost, but ber- 

 ries were not up to even a fair standard in size. Its plant growth is strong 

 and hardy. The New King red raspberry is an improvement on most 

 of the older ones. The bush is healthy, hardy and of fair size. Its 

 fiuit is about the size of the Miller, but in color a shade darker. One 

 good point in its favor is in its long fruiting season, continuing over three 

 weeks. 



The Kenoyer is without any doubt the best blackberry that has been 

 introduced for several years. 



The new strawberries that will show us their size and value in 1904 

 on our soil are the Challenge, Uncle Jim, Nichols, Granville, Sykes, and 

 Suggs, the latter two of Kansas origin. The plant growth of these is 

 strong and indicative of large fruitage in 1904. 



Not much attention has been paid to the suggestion of the American 

 Pomological Society about shorter names for new fruits and a striking 

 out of a part of the long names of the older fruits. Originators or dis- 

 seminators 'of new strawberries seem (from the double names they use), 

 to think that the double name gives their berries a better introduction 

 to the fruitmen which is certainly a mistake. Several new strawberries 

 l!ave been introduced the past two years with double names. These are 

 Nichols Granville, Parson's Beauty, August Luther, Senator Dunlap 

 and Uncle Jim. As one of your committee on nomenclature, the writei 

 ■ivould suggest that our society drop Granville from the name of Nichol's 

 Granville. In Parson's Beauty, drop "Beauty" and retain "Parsons." 

 Then use Luther for August Luther, and Dunlap for Senator Dunlap. 

 Now, what do we berry growers care for an L^ncle in the name of a straw- 

 berry? Let us drop the Uncle and hold on to the homely name 'of Jim. 

 Then we have Nichols, Dunlap, Parsons. Luther and Jim, The v&lue 

 there is in a fruit 'of any sort will soon make the name familiar to the 

 fruit men. 



We are opposed to naming any new fruits after famous men of our 

 times. When one is so named it is a sure sign that it cannot stand on its 

 own merit. 



Let originators attach their surname or some neighboring frieijd or 

 the name of a town or state. I have not noticed any double names being 

 wedded to any new apples of recent introduction. We might divorce 

 *'Ben" from Davis. There is nothing in "Ben" indicative of taste, size 

 or color of this famous apple. Apples like the Grimes' Golden may be 

 excused for carrving a double name, as "Golden" indicates a beautiful 



