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the fact that Prof. Bailey called the same variety Munson in his Bul- 

 letin 62, p. 27. In this case, the name Munson was given to the 

 variety earlier than the name Douglas ; but Prof. Price pointed out 

 that the same name (Munson) had been given earlier to a very differ- 

 ent variety. This case illustrates very nicely the working of the rule 

 of priority. The last two lines in the reference quoted show that, 

 according to the author's judgment, the varieties called Hytankayo by 

 Mr. Whitaker and Hattankio by some others, are identical with 

 Douglas. 



In the same bulletin the author refers to other varieties in the 

 following terms : 



BURBANK (Van Deman, Kept. Dept. Agric. 1891, p. 392). 

 CHASE (R. G. Chase Co., Catalogue, 1893). 



Hattonkin, of some. 



Yellow Japan, of some. 



GEORGESON (Bailey, Cornell Bulletin 62, p. 23). 

 Hattonkin No. 1. 

 Hattonkin, of some. 

 Hattankio, of some. 



NORMAND (J. L. Normand, Catalogue, 1891). 

 Normand Yellow. 

 Normand' s Japan. 



These examples illustrate sufficiently the proper method of cita- 

 tion. It is a method much to be commended. It is obviously de- 

 sirable in any but the most "popular" experiment station bulletins; 

 it is adapted to the publication of descriptions and names in the re- 

 ports of horticultural societies, and it is not too complicated to be 

 used by nurserymen in their more elaborate catalogues. I have already 

 called attention to the fact that pomological nomenclature is, to a 

 very great degree, dependent on the nurserymen's catalogues ; and it 

 would seem no more than reasonable to hope that the nurserymen, 

 considering the great interest they have in the advancement of pom- 

 ology, would take as much pains as possible to make their publica- 

 tions at once accurate and useful. 



