152 journaIj of the royal horticultural society. 



AN INDEX TO ILLUSTEATIONS OF APPLES. 

 Compiled by E. A. BuxYyard, F.E.H.S. 



This Index has been compiled to assist those engaged in pomological 

 research. The excellent figures of fruits which exist are often over- 

 looked on account of their inaccessibility and the time demanded for a 

 search through each separate volume for the desired illustration. 



Synonyms. 



The question of synonyms has not been touched, except in cases 

 where it is quite obvious, as, for example, * Duchess of Oldenburgh ' ; 

 synonyms, ' Barovitsky, ' ' Borovinka,' * Charlamowska, ' &c. 



Indexing. 



The difficulties in connexion with indexing are many, and, after 

 consideration of the various systems, class-grouping has been adopted. 

 Pippins, for example, will all be found under the heading " Pippin," 

 which, where necessary, is subdivided, as " Pippin, Golden," " Pippin, 

 Golden, Hughes'," &c. The bringing together of varieties and their 

 sub-varieties is thus possible. 



List of Works Indexed and Eemarks on the Plates. 



Ahhandlung volt der Ohsthaumen. Johann Kraft. 1792. 



Plates of fair merit, showing foliage and wood. Apples are not con- 

 tained in this work. Names in German and French. 



Album de Pomologie. A. Bivort. 1848 et seq. 



Drawing and colouring variable, the later volumes showing much 



. improvement. Fruit, spurs, and foliage shown. 



Annales de Pomologie Beige et Etmngere. Par la Commission Eoyale 

 de Pomologie. 1853 et seq. 

 Carefully drawn, but not so welh coloured. Fohage and spurs 

 included. 



Der Deutsche Ohstgdrtner. Sickler. 1794. 22 vols. 



The date of this work gives value to the illustrations. The drawing 



and colouring are of course somewhat crude. The fruit only is shown 



in most cases. 

 Deutsche Pomologie. W. Lauche. 1882. 



Plates good. No foliage, but flowers well figured in nearly all cases. 

 Flora and Pomona. Mackintosh. 1827. 



The drawing and colouring of the plates are of medium merit. 



