CHAPTER VII. 



ANNALS OF PLANTS. 

 /. Introductions of 1889. 



A LIST OF THE FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS 

 INTRODUCED INTO AMERICAN TRADE DURING THE YEAR. 



The following list is a record of the names introduced to 

 American trade and commerce during 1889. There has been 

 no attempt whatever to determine synonyms nor to revise 

 names ; in fact, several names which are known to be syno- 

 nyms for older plants are admitted. The list is simply a rec- 

 ord, not a systematic collocation. Proofs of the list have been 

 sent to many leading dealers and growers, and the list is now 

 submitted with the confidence that it is sufficiently complete 

 and accurate to constitute a historical record. It cannot be 

 hoped that there are no omissions, nor that absolute accuracy 

 of date of introduction has been secured in every instance. It 

 is impossible to determine upon the date of introduction of 

 many things. They have often been introduced privately, dis- 

 tributed among friends, and have thus found their way into 

 commerce several years before they were formally introduced 

 to the trade. Some have been offered in one year, and yet the 

 stock was so limited that they were really not introduced until 

 the following year. This is the case with the chrysanthemums 

 marked 1890; they were held back because of "scarcity of 

 the stock." In some cases well-known plants have been rein- 

 troduced from their native countries. Some which have long 

 been known in private collections are now first offered for sale* 

 Novelties offered by foreign dealers have been excluded from 

 the present volume. 



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