Additional Papers. 15 



In its report at the Boston meeting of the American Pomological 

 Society, in September 1903, the committee on nomenclature which had 

 been engaged four years in formulating a code of rules for the more 

 perfect naming of fruits, said : 



"In the light of past experiences, the unrestricted naming of fruit 

 varieties by originators, discoverers and introducers has resulted in 

 complexity, confusion and frequent duplication of fruit names, alike 

 destructive to scientific accuracy in pomology and detrimental to the best 

 interests of both amateur and the commercial fruit grower." 



The Code of Pomological Nomenclature, adopted by the American 

 Society at the Boston meeting, consists of five rules which may be sum- 

 marized as follows : 



RULE i Priority. No two varieties of the same kind of fruit shall 

 bear the same name. The name first published for variety shall be the 

 accepted and recognized name, except in cases where it has been applied 

 in violation of this code. 



A. The term "kind" as herein used shall be understood to apply to 

 those general classes of fruits which are grouped together in common 

 usage without regard to their exact botanical relationship, as apple, 

 cherry, grape, peach, plum, raspberry, etc. 



B. The paramount right of the originator, discoverer, or intro- 

 ducer of a new variety to name it, within the limitations of this code, is 

 recognized and emphasized. 



C. Where a variety name through long usage has become 

 thoroughly established in American pomological literature for -two or 

 more varieties, it should not be displaced nor radically modified for 

 either sort except in cases where a well known synonym can be advanced 

 to the position of leading name. The several varieties bearing identi- 

 cal names should be distinguished by adding the name of the author who 

 first described each sort, or by adding some other suitable distinguishing 

 term which will insure their identity in catalogues or discussions. 



D. Existing American names of varieties which conflict with earlier 

 published foreign names of the same, or other varieties, but which have 

 become thoroughly established through long usage, shall not be dis- 

 placed. 



RULE 2 Form of names. The name of a variety of fruit shall 

 consist of a single word. 



A. No variety should be named unless distinctly superior to ex- 

 isting varieties in some important characteristics, nor until it has been 

 determined to perpetuate it by bud propagation. 



B. In selecting names for varieties the following points should be 



