igo The HorticuLturisV s Rule- Book. 



3. Derivation of the Names of Various Fruits and 

 Vegetables. 



a. Fruits. 



Apple.— Anglo-Saxon, ceppel. 



Apricot.— Indirectly from Latin ptcecox, early. 



Blackberry.— From the color of the fruit. 



Cherry.— Anglo-Saxon, cirse. 



Cranberry.— Crane-berry, from the slender pedicel of the Euro 

 pean species. 



Currant. — Corruption of Corinth, Greece, whence came tho 

 " dried currants " (grapes) , which were once called Corinths. 



Gooseberry.— Gorse-berry, because the fruit is often rough like 

 the gorse, an European plant. 



Grape.— French, gi^appe; allied to the word grapple. 



Lemon.— French, limon. 



Mulberry. — German, mulber, indirectly from Latin moi-us, a mul- 

 berry tree. 



Nectarine.— Nectar-like. 



Orange. — Latin, aurum, gold. 



Peach, — Corruption of Persia, whence the fruit was early ob- 

 tained. 



Pear. — Pirum, the Latin name. 



Plum. — Anglo-Saxon, pluma; indirectly from Latin prunum, a 

 plum. 



Quince. — Corruption of Cydonia^ the Lation name, from Cydon. 



Raspberry.— From rasp, referring to the character of the plant. 



Strawberry. — In early times the berries were strung on sti-aws 

 when sold. 



b. Vegetables. 



Artichoke.— Italian, articiocco; indirectly from the Arabic. 



Asparagus. — The Latin name. 



Bean. — The Anglo-Saxon name. 



Beet.— Latin, beta, the beet-plant. 



Cabbage.— French, cabus, from the Latin caput, a head. 



Carrot. — French, carotte, from Latin ccrota, the carrot. 



Brussels sprouts.— From Brussels, Belgium. 



Cauliflower. — Latin, caulis, stem, and flower. 



Celery.— Latin, selinon, parsley. 



