294 POPULAR FRUIT GROWING. 



RULES FOR NAMING FRUITS. 



In the naming and describing of new sorts, there is chance for 

 much confusion by duplication of names and in other ways. In order 

 to simplify this matter, rules have been adopted by the American 

 Pomological Society as follows: 



Rule I. No two varieties of the same kind of fruit shall bear 

 the same name. The name first published for a variety shall be the 

 accepted and recognized name, except in cases where it has been ap- 

 plied in violation of this code. 



(a) The term "kind" as herein used shall be understood to ap- 

 ply to those general classes of fruits that are grouped together in 

 common usage without regard to their exact botanical relationship; as. 

 apple, cherry, grape, peach, plum, raspberry, etc. 



(b) The paramount right of the originator, discoverer or in- 

 troducer of a new variety to name it, within the limitations of this 

 code, is recognized and emphasized. 



(c) Where a variety name, through long usage, has become thor- 

 oughly established in American Pomological literature for two or 

 more varieties, it should not be displaced nor radically modified for 

 either sort, except in cases where a well-known synonym can be ad- 

 vanced to the position of leading name. The several varieties bear- 

 ing identical names should be distinguished by adding the name of the 

 author who first described each sort, or by adding some other suit- 

 able distinguishing term that will insure their identity in catalogues 

 or discussions. 



(d) Existing American names of varieties, which conflict with 

 earlier published foreign names of the same, or other varieties, but 

 which have become thoroughly established through long usage, shall 

 not be displaced. 



Rule II. The name of a variety of fruit shall consist of a single 

 word. 



(a) No variety shall be named unless distinctly superior to ex- 

 isting varieties in some important characteristic nor until it has 

 been determined to perpetuate it by bud propagation. 



(b) In selecting names for varieties, the following points should 

 be emphasized: distinctiveness, simplicity, ease of pronunciation, and 

 spelling, indication of origin or parentage. 



(c) The spelling and pronunciation of a varietal name derived 

 from a personal or geographical name should be governed by the 

 rules that control the spelling and pronunciation of the name from 

 which it was derived. 



(d) A variety imported from a foreign country should retain its 

 foreign name subject only to such modification as is necessary to 

 conform to this code or to render it intelligible in English. 



(e) The name of a person should not be applied to a variety dur- 

 ing his life without his expressed consent. The name of a deceased 

 horticulturist should not be so applied except through formal action 

 by sojne competent horticultural body, preferably that with which 

 he was most closely connected. 



(f) The use of such general terms as seedling, hybrid, pippin, 

 pearmain, beurre, rare-ripe, damson, etc., is not admissible. 



(g) The use of a possessive noun as a name is not admissible, 

 (h) The use of a number, either singly or attached to a word, 



should be considered only as temporary expedient while the variety 

 is undergoing preliminary test. 



(i) In applying the various provisions of this rule to an existing 

 varietal name that has, through long usage, become firmly imbedded 

 in American Pomological literature, no change shall be made, which 

 will involve loss of identity. 



Rule III. In the full and formal citation of a variety name, the 

 name of the author who first published it shall be given. 



Publication. 



Rule IV. Publication consists (1) in the distribution of a printed 

 description of the variety named, giving the distinguishing charac- 



