THE APPLE A FRUIT STILL 



CAPABLE OF FURTHER 



IMPROVEMENT 



NEW APPLES AND How TO MAKE THEM 



IF YOU were to look in Regan's book on 

 the Nomenclature of the Apple you would 

 find that about eight thousand varieties 

 of this fruit are listed by name not count- 

 ing synonyms, of which each variety has 

 several. 



And you would receive assurance that the 

 catalogue includes only such selected varieties 

 as have attracted more or less attention in this 

 country alone. 



After scanning this list you might be excused 

 if you felt disposed to turn your attention to 

 some other fruit. An orchard product that al- 

 ready possesses eight thousand named varieties 

 may not seem at first glance to offer a very good 

 opening for the plant developer. It may reason- 

 ably be supposed to be a fruit that is already 

 pretty well developed. 



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