APPENDIX 



FRUIT NAMES IN AMERICA 



The American Joint Committee wishes gratefully to acknowledge the work of the Com- 

 mittee on Nomenclature of the American Pomological Society in revising and bringing up to 

 date the names of fruits for publication in Standardized Plant Names. 



We especially appreciate that the American Pomological Society has been willing to concede 

 many things in the way of arrangement, elimination of duplicate names, and other matters 

 to conform to the rules of the American Joint Committee so that the Fruit List is in accord 

 with the usage of the other lists. 



This hearty cooperation has made it possible to present to American fruit-growers and 

 nurserymen the most up-to-date, scientific list of fruits that has yet been published. 



The following plants cultivated for their fruit have not been included in the American Pomo- 

 logical Society's list because named varieties have not yet been introduced into the Ameri- 

 can horticultural trade: 



Barberry, Berberis; Carissa (Natal-plum), Carissa grandiflora; Cherry Elaeagnus {Goumi; 

 Gumi), Elaeagnus longipes; Buffaloberry, Shepherdia; Elderberry, fruit of American Elder, 

 Sambucus canadensis; Papaw, Asimina triloba. 



Questions relating to this Fruit Name List should be addressed to Mr. H. P. Gould, Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry, Washington, D. C. 



AMERICAN JOINT COMMITTEE ON 

 Salem, Massachusetts HORTICULTURAL NOMENCLATURE 



Harlan P. Kelsey, Secretary 



STATEMENT OF AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 

 COMMITTEE ON FRUIT VARIETY NOMENCLATURE 



NAMES OF THE MORE IMPORTANT AND WIDELY GROWN 

 VARIETIES OF FRUITS AND NUTS 



The following lists of fruit variety names have been compiled by the Com- 

 mittee on Nomenelatm-e of the American Pomological Society. While not 

 complete with respect to all varieties to be found in the trade, the aim has been 

 to include in the lists the widely and extensively grown sorts, those extensively 

 grown only in rather restricted regions, and also many of the varieties that are 

 of local importance for home use, or which give promise of commercial value. 

 The primary object of nomenclature revision and regulation is to secure 

 simple, appropriate, and stable names that will eliniinate or prevent confusion, 

 in the largest degree possible, as to varietal identity. 



The differences which occur between the names as given in the following 

 lists, and those which have previously been accepted for the same varieties by 

 the American Pomological Society, are brought about through a more com- 

 plete knowledge of the literature and the development of the fact that tlanger 

 of confusion as to identity existed in retaining the nomenclature which had 

 seemed justified on the basis of the information available when the earher 

 forms of names published by the American Pomological Society were approved. 

 In certain instances changes have been made, or names previously used as 

 synonyms appear as approved names, because of the fact that the forms here 

 given are thoroughly established through long usage in the best pomological 

 literature. A considerable number of changes of this character will be noted 

 in the pear variety names. These changes have been made in line with the 

 foregoing statements. 



H. P. Gould 



U. P. Hedrick 



W. H. Chandler 

 Committee on Fruit Variety Nomenclature 

 American Pomological Society 



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