10 Oct. 1916.] 



Fruit No7ntndaf\ir(; . 



613 



Department of Agriculture, Tasmania, Mr. L. M. Shoobridge, and Dr. 

 H. Benjafield, of Hobart, representing Tasmania; Mr. James Lang, 

 J.P., Mr. F. W. Vear, and Mr. E. E. Pescott, Principal, School of 

 Horticulture, Burnley, representing Victoria. 



Queensland and Western Australia were not represented. 

 Mr. James Lang, J. P., was chosen as chairman. 



In order to recognise the work done by previous committee, it was 

 decided to adopt the two reports of the 1913 and 1914 sessions respec- 

 tively; and so that the information may be readily available a summary 

 of the work carried out is given here. 



Change of Name. 



Apples. 



Old ?«"ame. 

 Five Crown Pippin 

 Dumelow's Seedling 

 Democrat 

 Dunn's Seedling 

 Munroe's Favourite 

 Stewart's Seedling 

 Schroeder's Apfel 

 Emperor Alexander 

 Pomme de Neige 

 Snow Apple . . 

 Trivett's Seedling 

 IMellon's Seedling 

 Yapeen Seedling 

 Yeate's Noni)aroil 

 Stayman's \\'inesap 



New Name. 

 London Pippin. 

 Dumelow. 

 Tasma. 

 Dunn's Favourite. 



Stewarts. 

 Schroeder. 

 Alexander. 

 Pomme de Neige. 



Trivett. 



Dunolly. 



Yapeen. 



Gowar. 



Stayman. 



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Williams. 



Vicar of Winkfield. 



Giblin's Nelis. 

 KiefTer. 

 Harrington. 

 LalYer. 



Pears. 

 \A'illiara'3 Bon Chretien^ 

 Bartlett 

 Duchess 

 Napoleon 



A'icar of Winkfield 



Cxihlin's Seedling 



KielTer's Hybrid 



Harrington's Victoria . . 



LafTcr'ft Nelis . . | 



LafTer's Bergamot . . ) 



It has been long recognised that the nomenclature of fruits grown 



in Australia, particularly that of apples and pears, was considerably 



confused owing to tlie various names and s_^monyms which were given 



to the fruits ; and it is actually ujion record that the growers have suffered 



pecuniary loss owing to certain fruits being known under different 



names in the different States. The following quotation from the report 



of Messrs. F. W. Moore & Co. Ltd., Australian fruit merchants, Covent 



Garden, London, dated 28th May, 1914, says: — 



" We have again to say that some of the Tasmanian growers 

 spoilt their chance by persisting in marking Cleopatras as New 

 York Pijipin. Hamburg buyers sliow a docith'd ])roference for 

 Cleopatra, but they are not all keen judges of fruit, and wlien 

 they see a case marked 'New York Pippin' are prone to think 

 there is really a difTercnce, particularly when they .see the apples 

 are green and hard, whilst those of the same variety from the 

 mainland States are vellow and soft. riicre is still antttber 



