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Index to Fruits. 



ovate, conic, scarlet ; firm ; mild, 



rich. English. 

 Stinger's Seedling, p. 443. 

 Swainstone's Seedling. Large, ovate, 



light glossy scarlet ; very good. 



A poor bearer. English. 



Triomphe de Gand, p. 443. 

 Triple Crown, p. 452; 

 Trollope's Victoria. See Victoria. 

 True Chili. Large, ovate, red ; flesh 



firm, sweet, of indifferent flavor. 



Late. 

 Turner's Beauty, p. 452. 



Unique Scarlet. Large, light scar- 

 let ; sweet, rich. Poor bearer. 



Vicomtesse Hericart de Thury, p. 



443- 



Victoria, p. 443. 

 Vineland, -p. 452. 



Walker's Seedling, p. 444. 



Warren, p. 452. 



Washington. See Iowa. 



Western Queen, p. 447. 



White Alpine, p. 447. 



White Bush Alpine, p. 447. 



WhUe Wood, p. 448. 



Willey, p. 447. 



Wilmot's Superb. Large, roundish, 

 scarlet ; coarse, not rich. Eng- 

 lish. 



Wilson's Albany, p. 444. 



Windsor Chief, p. 452. 



Wizard of the North. Rather large, 

 dull red ; soft, not rich. Scotch. 



Yellow Chili. Very large, irregular, 

 yellow with a brown cheek ; flesh 

 very firm, rather rich. 



York River Scarlet. See Hudson. 



Young's Seedling. See German- 

 town. 



Note on the Revision of Names in the preceding List. The American 

 Pomological Society, and a number of State and local societies, in compli- 

 ance with the wishes of many cultivators, have recently adopted a system 

 for the revision of the names of fruits which are needlessly long or inappro- 

 priate, or which have been applied to extol doubtful varieties. Among 

 apples, for example, Emperor Alexander is changed to Alexander ; Hub- 

 bardston Nonsuch to Hubbardston ; and William's Favorite to William's. 

 In the names of pears, the prefix "Beurre," which gives no distinct infor- 

 mation, is in nearly all cases omitted, as well as such words as "Doyenne" 

 and "Poire;" Anjou is substituted for Beurre d'Anjou; Boussock for 

 Doyenne Boussock : Bilboa for Golden Beurre of Bilboa ; and Ansault for 

 Bonne du Puits Ansault. Among peaches, Van Zandt is more appropriate 

 than Van Zant's Superb, and the Miner strawberry a better name than 

 Miner's Great Prolific. Other changes of a similar character are adopted. 



In describing the quality of fruits, it must be borne in mind that the ex- 

 cellence of many sorts which are variable in character depends greatly on the 

 cultivation given them, such as receive the best care being greatly superior 

 in flavor to the same sorts growing on neglected trees. This variation will 

 explain in part the disagreement of authorities on points of quality. 



