TABLE OF CONTENTS 



INTRODUCTION 



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I. Pomology in General I 



DESCRIPTION 



II. Making and Filing Descriptions 8 



III. General Considerations 18 



IV. Describing Pome Fruits 34 



V. Description of Drupe Fruits 56 



VI. Describing Strawberries 68 



VII. Describing Raspberries and Blackberries . . 76 



VIII. Description of Currants and Gooseberries . . 81 



IX. Describing Grapes 88 



NOMENCLATURE 



X. The Requirements of Nomenclature . . . . g8 



XL The Lazy Club Code 105 



XII. American Pomological Society Rules .... 123 



CLASSIFICATION 



XIII. Principles of Classification . 131 



XIV. Classification of Fruits in General 139 



XV. 'The Classification of Apples 148 



XVI. The Classification of Pears 163 



