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apple, Ortley, for instance, has nearly two 

 dozen synonymous names, such as White 

 Bellflower, Ohio Favorite, Detroit, Greasy 

 Pippin, Inman, Yellow Pippin, Jersey Green- 

 ing, Warren Pippin, etc. Those older varie- 

 ties of pears introduced from France are 

 especially rich in synonyms. There is the 

 common Easter Beurre, which has over a 

 dozen, such as Doyenne d'Hiver, Beurre de 

 Paques, Pater Noster, Beurre de la Pente- 

 cote, Bergamotte de la Pentecote, etc. Some- 

 times these synonymous names become so 

 widely distributed and so well known as to 

 supplant the proper names. We may cite 

 among apples Jewett Red, which is generally 

 known throughout New England as Nodhead. 

 One of the most striking cases is that of the 

 Abundance plum, which was first called 

 Botan. The latter name, though entirely 

 correct, has been superseded by the former. 

 The variety is, however, still known as Botan 

 in many sections. But other varieties also 

 pass under the name of Botan, and this illus- 

 trates the second class of difficulties which 

 arise in nomenclature. There are also two 

 distinct varieties passing under the name 

 Satsuma perhaps more. The name Greasy 



