KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS. he 
the Magazine of Horticulture for 1838; ‘*P’94,” in the Report of the 
Pomologist of the United States Department of Agriculture for 
1894, etc. 
The following abbreviations are used in the descriptions of varieties: 
Origin: Eur., Europe; Fr., France; Am., America; N. Y., New York; ete. 
Form: ¢, conical; 0, ovate; ob, oblate; obl, oblong; r, round. 
Size: 1, large; 1-vl, large to very large; m, medium; ml, medium to large; ms, 
medium to small; s, small; v, very. 
Color: b, blushed; ¢c, crimson; d, dark; g, green; 1, light; p, pale; pu, purple; r, 
red; ru, russet; s, striped; w, white; y, yellow. 
Flesh (texture): c, crisp; f, fine; fr, firm; j, juicy; m, medium; me, melting; t, 
tender; v, very. 
Flesh (color): g, green or greenish; s, stained or wine-colored; v, very; w, white 
or whitish; y, yellow or yellowish. 
Flavor: a, acid; b, brisk; m, mild; p, pleasant; r, rich; s, sweet; sa, subacid; v, 
very; vi, vinous. 
Quality: b, best; g, good; g-vg, good to very good; p, poor; v, very; vg—-b, very 
good to best. 
Use: ec, cider; d, dessert; f, family; k, kitchen; m, market. 
Season: e, early; 1, late; m, medium; ml, medium to late; v, very. 
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN DESIGNATING THE 
PUBLICATIONS QUOTED. 
A ae American Pomological Society Proceedings, 1852-1903. 
RS ss vets Branson, Abner, catalogue, Westbranch, Iowa. 
(i) es Wenger, A. B., catalogue, Dayton, Va. 
AB&Co....- Barnes, A., & Co., catalogue, Pleasant Run, Ohio. 
5 Oral ee Tuttle, A. Clark, catalogue, Baraboo, Wis. 
ADF&S .... Freeman, Mrs. A. D., & Sons, catalogue, Tadmore, Ohio. 
ii eee Mosby, A. F., catalogue, Richmond, Va. 
AHCC&C .. Chadbourne, A. H. C., & Co., catalogue, Worcester, Mass. 
3.4 5 | oe Griesa, A. H., catalogue, Lawrence, Kans. 
AHortA .... American Horticultural Annual, 1868-1871. 
IG 23. 25 American Horticultural Society Transactions, 1883-1888. 
8 | Nee ie Collins, Arthur J., catalogue, Moorestown, N. J. 
Le 1s Ce American Journal of Horticulture, Volumes I-IX. 
4 "% Ce e Clingman, A. K., catalogue, Homer, La. 
pS 5 eee Alabama Experiment Station Bulletin. 
AlaExR.... Alabama Experiment Station Report. 
AlaNCo .... Alabama Nursery Co., catalogue, Huntsville, Ala. 
ARES 5 Amherst, Massachusetts, Experiment Station Bulletin. 
it ae American Farmer, 1820-1881. 
Arisa 2... American Gardening, 1883-1902. : 
AN. 228 Andorra Nurseries, catalogue, Philadelphia, ‘Pa. 
AN&OCo... Albaugh Nursery & Orchard Co., Tadmore, Ohio. 
) a ae Pullen, A., catalogue, Milford, Del. 
PE a 2 American Pomological Congress, 1 Vol., 1850. 
BIZ . 225, Arizona Experiment Station Bulletin. 
ArizExR ... Arizona Experiment Station Report. 
y= 4 5 ene Arkansas Experiment Station Bulletin. 
ArkExR ... Arkansas Experiment Station Report. 
YA: ge Arkansas Horticultural Society Report. 
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