2 The Principles of Fruit-growing. 
the horticulturist, for the botanists have taken this 
common-language word and have given it a tech- 
nical meaning. The word belongs primarily to geil 
eral literature and horticulture, and if the botanist 
desires to impress it into other service, he must he 
prepared to accept the confusion which arises. 
INVENTORY OF FRUITS. 
Pomological fruits may be roughly elassified under 
four heads,— tree fruits, vine fruits, small fruits, 
and herb-like fruits. The following is an inventory 
of the staple fruits of the United States and Can- 
ada, and of those lesser known species which, hay- 
ing been tried in this territory, either give promise 
of sunecessful cultivation here or have been more 
or less prominent subjects of discussion: 
CLASS I. Orcitarp* CuLTURE, OR TREE-FRUIT CULTURE. 
Sup-cLass 1. Pomaceous fruits. 
Apple, Pyrins Malus. 
Crab apple, Pyrus baccata. 
Prairie crab, Pyrus Ioensis. 
Atlantic crab, Pyrus coronaria. 
Pear, Pyrus communis, 
Sand pear, Pyrus Sinensis. 
Quince, Pyris Cydonia, 
Chinese quince, Pyrus Cathayensis. 
Japan quince, Pyrus Japonica, 
Maule’s quince, Pyrus Maudlei, 
Medlar, Mespilus Germunica. 
Loquat, Hriobotrya Suponica, 
* Orchard (originally herb-yvard, and now rarely written hortyard). An as- 
semblage or plantation of fruit trees. 
