The Apple— a Fruit Worthy 



OF 



Still Further Improvement 



New Apples and How to Make Them 



IF YOU were to look in Regan's book on the 

 Nomenclature of the Apple you would find 

 that about eight thousand varieties of this 

 fruit are listed by name, — ^not counting synonyms, 

 of which each variety has several.^ 



And you would receive assurance that the cat- 

 alogue includes only such selected varieties as 

 have attracted more or less attention in this coun- 

 try alone. 



After scanning this list you might be excused 

 if you felt disposed to turn your attention to some 

 other fruit. An orchard product that already pos- 

 sesses eight thousand named varieties may not 

 seem at first glance to offer a very good opening 

 for the plant developer. It may reasonably be 

 supposed to be a fruit that is already pretty well 

 developed. 



And in point of fact there is no disputing that 



[Volume IV — Chapter VI] 



