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CODE OF NOMENCLATURE OF THE AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL 



SOCIETY. 



The nomenclature used in this bulletin is in accordance with the 

 rules of the American Pomological Society, adopted at Boston, 

 Mass., on September 10, 1903, the complete text of which follows: 



PRIORITY. 



Rule 1. No two varieties of the same kind of hmt shall bear the 

 same name. The name first published for a variety shall be the 

 accepted and recognized name, except in cases where it has been 

 applied in violation of this code. 



A. The term "kind" as herein used shall be understood to apply to those general 

 classes of fruits which are grouped together in common usage without regard to their 

 exact botanical relationship, as apple, cherry, grape, peach, plum, raspberry, etc. 



B. The paramount right of the originator, discoverer, or introducer of a new variety 

 to name it, within the limitations of this code, is recognized and emphasized. 



C. Where a variety name through long usage has become thoroughly established in 

 American pomological literature for two or more varieties, it should not be displaced 

 nor radically modified for either sort, except in cases where a well-known synonym 

 can be advanced to the position of leading name. The several varieties bearing 

 identical names should be distinguished by adding the name of the author who 

 first described each sort, or by adding some other suitable distinguishing term which 

 will insure their identity in catalogues or discussions. 



D. Existing American names of varieties which conflict with earlier published 

 foreign names of the same or other varieties, but which have become thoroughly 

 established through long usage, shall not be displaced. 



FORM OF NAMES. 



Rule 2. The name of a variety of fruit shall consist of a single 

 word. 



A. No variety shall be named unless distinctly superior to existing varieties in 

 some important characteristic, nor until it has been determined to perpetuate it by 

 bud propagation. 



B. In selecting names for varieties the following points should be emphasized: 

 Distinctiveness, simplicity, ease of pronunciation and spelling, indication of origin or 

 parentage. 



C. The spelling and pronunciation of a varietal name derived from a personal or 

 geographical name should be governed by the rules which control the spelling and 

 pronunciation of the name from which it was derived. 



D. A variety imported from a foreign country should retain its foreign name, subject 

 only to such modification as is necessary to conform it to this code or to refider it 

 intelligible in English. 



E. The name of a person should not be applied to a variety during his life without 

 his express consent. The name of a deceased horticulturist should not be so applied 

 except through formal action by some competent horticultural body, preferably that 

 with which he was most closely connected. 



F. The use of such general terms as seedling, hybrid, pippin, pearmain, beurre, 

 rare-ripe, damson, etc., is not admissible. 



G. The use of a possessive noun as a name is not admissible. 



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