2 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



from Downing. Xew descriptions liave been made whenever possi- 

 ble; where fresh material was not obtainable, all the available liter- 

 ature of the sul)ject has been consulted. About forty of the eastern 

 and southern sorts are entirely from Downing, slightly rearranged 

 for the sake of uniformity. All the plates showing no core are from 

 Downing; those with core outlines, stamens, and calyx-tube were 

 redrawn for the engraver by Miss C. M. King, Artist of the Iowa Ex- 

 periment Station, from indelible-pencil impressions taken direct from 

 the apples by the writer. 



The courtesy of G. B. Brackett, Pomologist of the United States 

 Department of Agriculture, in furnishing descriptions of new and 

 rare varieties is gratefully acknowledged. 



N. E. Hansen. 



Brookings, S. D., Jan. 16, 1903. 



