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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 



to 1904. These works include the stan- with the figures above mentioned. These 



dard pomological books, horticultural last figures mean, if I interpret them 



magazines and papers, experiment station correctly, that but slightly more than 300 



bulletins, nuserymen's catalogues, etc. varieties of apples include all or nearly 



This catalogue shows that in the 100 all of those that are of real importance 



years in question approximately 14,800 (except local sorts that are known only 



varietal names of apples have been pub- in restricted areas) in the American ap- 



lished. Of this number about 6,700 are P'e industry of today. In fact, it is prob- 



accredited names and refer to distinct able that many of these varieties could 



varieties. The remaining 8,100 names are '^e eliminated to the benefit of the in- 



synonyms; that is, of the published dustry. If we should include the crabs 



names, there is an average of more than that are in the last "recommended list" 



two names for every distinct variety. But of the American Pomological Society, we 



as there are a number of varieties that should need to add 32 names to the 319 



have about 40 different synonyms, it varieties above mentioned, 



follows that the distribution of synonyms Another comparison of varieties made 



is not on a very equitable basis. on quite a different basis is also instruc- 



The number of varietal names men- "ve in showing the trend in recent years. 



tioned, 14,800, does not include the crab ^° ^^^"' Professor L. H. Bailey made an 



apples. If these are added, the number '"^entory of the apple varieties that were 



will be increased by about 600, making "ff^""^^ ^°^ ^=^'« ^^''^ >'«^^ ^^ ^^ '^'^^^■ 



15,400. Of these 600 names of crabs about «°^ American nurserymen. This inven- 



375 are accredited names, representing dis- ^<""y* ''^°^'^ ^^^^^ *° ^hese catalogues there 



tinct varieties, while 225 names are syn- ^"^ >''*^"^ ^^^ ^^"^*^' "'*"«^' '"eluding 



«Tivm= crab apples. The nurseries represented 



Of course a very considerable propor- ^^'^ '°^='^^^' '° '*^°"* ^^ different states 



tion of the 6,700 distinct varieties of ^"'^ '° ""'^ °'' """"^ °^ *'^^ Canadian prov- 



apples (not including crabs) that have '".''^^- '^^^^ ^^-"^ therefore widely dis- 



entered in American pomology during ^ ® " 



this 100-year period have long since ^ '^^^^ ^^"^""^^^ examined the apple 



dropped out of cultivation and are now ''"'" '"^ ^^^ catalogues of nurserymen in 



entirely unknown except by name. ^^^ ^^'^^^ ^^^*-^^ ^^^^ '^^^^ ^° "^^ '"^'^^ 



_, in 1910. These catalogues were from 32 



The number of important varieties now different states. They are therefore rep- 



commonly grown is suggested by the last .-esentative as to distribution; I think they 



revision of the American Pomological So- ^^^ ^,g^ representative in every respect 



ciety s recommended lists" of varieties .., .. .».. u • i j ji 



^ vciiiciico though the number includes a goodly 



for cultivation, in the various pomologi- proportion of the largest and most im- 



cal regions of the United States and Can- ^^^^^^^ catalogues that are issued. I 



ada. This revision was first published ^^^ ^j^^^ .^ ^^^^^ ^00 catalogues there are 



as Bulletin No. 151 of the Bureau of 4^, ^^^i^^ies of apples offered for sale 



Plant Industry and later included in the ^„^, 59 ^^^5^^;^^ „, ^r^^,^ ^,^^i^g ^ ^^t^, 



Proceedings of the American Pomological , ro^ • *■ « 1 i* »i, 



„ »v^iuoiv.u,i qj ggj varieties of apples altogether. 



Society for 1909. The "recommended list" 



of apples comprises only 319 names — a * t-^ i-evision of this list for elimination of 



„„,„.. , , ,, , u , synon.vms reduces it to about 735 varietal 



relatively small number when compared names and about 40 names of crab apples.— Ed. t 



Statistical Summary of Apple Varieties 



Approximate number varietal names of apples in American publications 1804- 



1904 6,700 



Approximate number synonyms, same sources 8,100 



Approximate number crab apple names, same sources 375 



Approximate number crab apple synonyms, same sources 225 



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Total number apple and crab apple varietal names 15,400 



