12 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY 



in his own garden, in his neighbor's orchard, 

 to a county fair or to a horticultural meeting 

 he is sure to see some interesting speci- 

 mens of fruit. If he has his note-book with 

 him he can quickly make a memorandum of 

 important characteristics, or he may fill out a 

 complete description. The ordinary fruit 

 grower, who does not expect to write nursery 

 catalogs, books, or experiment station bulle- 

 tins, will usually prefer the note-book method 

 of keeping descriptions. The book offers the 

 most convenient means of preservation, and 

 as long as there are not so many descriptions 

 but that the owner of the book can readily 

 turn up the one he wants, it is the best 

 means. 



For the working pomologist, the experi- 

 mentalist, the secretary of the horticultural 

 society, or the nurseryman who has his cat- 

 alog descriptions to prepare, it will usually 

 be best to keep the descriptions on loose 

 sheets. These can be arranged alphabetic- 

 ally and filed in almost any way. In default 

 of anything more elaborate, it is best to place 

 them in large envelopes of just the right size 

 to receive them. Ten cents will buy a bunch 

 of twenty-five strong manila envelopes, one 



