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(a) The term "kind" as herein used shall be understood 

 to apply to those general classes of fruits that 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 introducer of a new variety to name it, within the limi- 

 tations of this code, is recognized and emphasized. 



(c) Where a variety name, through long usage, has be- 

 come thoroughly established in American pomological lit- 

 erature for two or more varieties, it should not be dis- 

 placed nor radically modified for either sort, except in 

 cases where a well known synonym can be advanced to the 

 position of the leading name. The several varieties bear- 

 ing identical names should soon be distinguished by adding, 

 the name of the author who first described each sort, or by 

 adding some other suitable distinguishing term that will 

 insure their identity in catalogues or discussions. 



(d) Existing American names of varieties which con- 

 flict with earlier published foreign names of the same or 

 other varieties, but which have become thoroughly estab- 

 lished through long usage, shall not be displaced. 



Rule II. The name of a variety shall consist of a 

 single word. 



(a) No variety shall be named unless distinctly superior 

 to existing varieties in some important characteristic nor 

 until it has become determined to perpetuate it by bud 

 propagation. 



(b) In selecting names for varieties the following points 

 should be emphasized: Distinctiveness, simplicity, ease of 

 pronunciation and spelling, indication of origin or parent- 

 age. 



(c) The spelling and pronunciation of a varietal name 

 derived from a personal or geographical name should be 

 governed by the rules that control the spelling and pro- 

 nunciation of the name from which it was derived. 



(d) A variety imported from a foreign country should 

 retain its foreign name subject only to such modification 



