KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS. 13 
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: ¢c, conical; 0, ovate; ob, oblate; obl, oblong; r, round. 
Size: 1, large; lvl, large to very large; m, medium; ml, medium to large; ms, 
medium to small; s, small; v, very. 
Color: b, blushed; ec, 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, greeh 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: c, 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. 
ia pe age See ae American Pomological Society Proceedings, 1852-1903. 
BAND Se oko Branson, Abner, catalogue, Westbranch, Lowa. 
ASB Wives fe Wenger, A. B., catalogue, Dayton, Va. 
AB&Co....- Barnes, A., & Co., catalogue, Pleasant Run, Ohio. 
7 0/0 eee Tuttle, A. Clark, catalogue, Baraboo, Wis. 
ADF&S .... Freeman, Mrs. A. D., & Sons, catalogue, Tadmore, Ohio. 
TY ae Mosby, A. F., catalogue, Richmond, Va. 
AHCC&C .. Chadbourne, A. H. C., & Co., catalogue, Worcester, Mass. 
ATE Gye ss SS Griesa, A. H., catalogue, Lawrence, Kans. 
_AHortA .... American Horticultural Annual, 1868-1871. 
ACRES 22s Se American Horticultural Society Transactions, 1883-1888. 
IES LE Collins, Arthur J., catalogue, Moorestown, N. J. 
Aden ced fis American Journal of Horticulture, Volumes I-IX. 
AKC..:.... Clingman, A. K., catalogue, Homer, La. 
AEB Ie Fs 1 Alabama Experiment Station Bulletin. 
AlaExR.... Alabama Experiment Station Report. 
AlaNCo .... Alabama Nursery Co., catalogue, Huntsville, Ala. 
yak Ul Sees Amherst, Massachusetts, Experiment Station Bulletin. 
SNARE Es ood American Farmer, 1820-1881. 
SUG Ok ee American Gardening, 1883-1902. 
TIONG <2 ae Andorra Nurseries, catalogue, Philadelphia, Pa. 
AN&OCo... Albaugh Nursery & Orchard Co., Tadmore, Ohio. 
a See ee Pullen, A., catalogue, Milford, Del. 
MOP Chis Jost American Pomological Congress, 1 Vol., 1850. 
OVA see Arizona Experiment Station Bulletin. 
ArizExR... Arizona Experiment Station Report. 
Bike Peo S =. : Arkansas Experiment Station Bulletin. 
ArkExR ... Arkansas Experiment Station Report. 
PRTG 2 UE Arkansas Horticultural Society Report. 
