APPENDIX 



SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF SOME OF THE SPECIES OF OUR 



COMMON FRUITS 



Common Name 



Apple 



European or Common American 

 Pear 



Chinese or Sand Pear 



Snow Pear (grown somewhat in 



Europe for cider) 

 Quince 

 Peach 

 Nectarine 

 Apricot 



European Plums 



a. The common plum such as 



Green Gage and Itahan 

 prune 



b. The Damsons and others 



American Plums 



a. Found from Maine to Flor- 



ida and east of Rocky 

 Mountains from Mexico 

 to Canada. 



b. Especially suited to south- 



em states but also grown 

 in North. 



c. Especially suited to colder 



regions. 



d. Important in South 

 Japanese Plum 



The Sour Cherry 

 The Sweet Cherry 



Scientific Name 



Pyrus malus 



Pyrus communis 

 Pyrus serotina 



Pyrus nivalis 

 Cydonia oblonga 

 Prunus persica 



Prunus persica var nucipersica 

 Prunus armeniaca 



Prunus domestica 

 Prunus insititia 



Prunus Americana 



Prunus hortulana 



Prunus nigra 

 Prunus munsoniana 

 Prunus salicina 

 Prunus cerasus 

 Prunus avium 



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