DISCUSSION ON THE FRUIT LIST. 19 



Mr. G. J. Kellof^g, Janesville, Wis. : I was just.sympathizing 

 with the yeomanry of tiie country and the ignorant people we 

 were talking about in this convention. I would suggest you 

 put it in as Oldenburg proper and add the name of Duchess in 

 parenthesis. 



Mr. A. J.Philips, West Salem, Wis. : I fully agree with what 

 Mr. Barrett and Mr. Smith have said. I have had a dozen let- 

 ters from people who have asked me what that new variety was 

 that was recommended in the paper, called the Oldenburg I 

 believe that we should call it the Duchess as the name by which 

 it has always been known. 



Mr. A. F. CoUman. Corning, la. : We had a discussion simi- 

 lar to this in our meeting last winter. While some of us wanted 

 to change the name to Oldenburg, the majority thought we 

 ought to stick to the old name by which it is commonly known. 



Mr. Harris: I think the very thing we ought to do is to put 

 the name Oldenburg in parenthesis. 



Mr. Wm. Somerville: I do not think it would be right to 

 change the name of Duchess, because it might lead to a similar 

 mistake that is made with other varieties of apples. Some of 

 our nurserymen are taking advantage of the Borovinka and sel- 

 ling it as a winter apple. This I know to be so, and they would 

 take the same advantage should we go to work and change the 

 name of the Duchess to Oldenburg. They would do exactly 

 the same thing. 



Prof. S. B.Green: I move to put the Oldenburg in paren- 

 thesis. 



Mr. Kellogg: Put it Duchess of Oldenburg, that is the way 

 we want it. 



Mr. Wedge: This is for the guidance of the plain people of 

 the country, not for the nur.seryman. 



Prof. Green: I think if we had the name. Oldenburg, right 

 after Duchess, they would know. 



Prof. N. E.Hansen, lirookings.S. D. : It seems to me abetter 

 way would be to keep the name of Duchess, and then explain in 

 a foot-note that it is known as the Oldenburg, and is so adopted 

 by the American Pomological Society. 



On motion of Mr. Wyman Elliot the list of apples of the first 

 degree of hardiness was adopted, as recommended by the 

 committee. 



Mr. Wedge: Of the second degree of hardiness we have the 

 Wealthy, Longfield, Tetofsky and Malinda. We have now 

 promoted the Charlamof and have added the Malinda to the 



