THE STANDARD AIMERICAN RULES FOR EXHIBITING 

 AND NAMING FRUITS. 



The nilos of the American Poniological Society for exliibiting and 

 naming fruits arc as follows: 



Sectiox I. 



NAMING AND DESC'IUBINO N^;W FRUITS. 



Rule 1. — Tlic originator or introducer (in the order named) has the 

 prior right to l)esto\v a name upon a new or unnamed fruit. 



Rule 2. — The society reserves tlie right, in case of long, inappro- 

 priate, or otherwise objcctionajjle names, to sliorten, modify, or 

 wholly change the same, when they shall occur in its discussions or 

 reports; and also to recommend such changes for general adoption. 



Rule -3. — The name of a fruit should, preferably, express, as far 

 as practicable b_v a single word, a characteristi(^ of the variety, the 

 name of the originator, or the place of its origin. Under no ordinary 

 circumstances should more than a single vord be emijloyed. 



Rule 4. — Should the rjuestiori of priority arise between ditTcrcnt 

 names for the same variety of fruit, other circumstances being ecjual, 

 the name first pul)licly liestowed will lie given precedence. 



Rule 5. — To entitle a new fruit to the award or commendation of 

 the society, it must possess (at least for the locality for which it is 

 recommended) some vahiable or desirable quality, or eoml)ination 

 of qualities, in a higher degree tlian any previously known variety 

 of its class and season. 



jjiflp Q — A variety of fruit having Ijeen once exhiliited, examined, 

 and reported upon as a new fruit b}' a committee of the society, wUl 

 not thereafter be recognized as such, so far as subsequent reports are 



concerned. 



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