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THE QUESTION OF VARIETIES. 



One of the difficult questions which every fruit- 

 grower has to meet is that of choosing the right varieties 

 for his orchard. In my circular letter to the growers, I 

 asked three questions about varieties. It is desirable to 

 know what are the leading varieties in both the old or bear 

 ing orchards, and also the leading varieties in the young 

 orchards which have not yet reached the bearing stage. 

 Data on these two points will enable us to see the trend 

 of the plantings, and show from the growers' point of view 

 the relative value of the different varieties for commercial 

 orchards. Then, in order to get the growers' latest judg- 

 ment, a question was asked relative to future plantings. 

 Since the same variety is reported under different names 

 by different growers, it will be worth while to take up the 

 question of nomenclature at this point. 



A List of Varieties Mentioned in This Survey . 

 Many varieties have several names. Authorities in pomolog- 

 ical nomenclature recognize only one name for a variety, 

 and the other names by which it may be recognized in differ- 

 ent localities become synonyms. For many reasons the growers 

 should designate a variety by its correct namej this matter 

 is important when apples are entered for competitive exhib- 

 itions and it should be guarded also when marking apples for 

 market. In the list which follows, I have placed in the 



