The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-10-01

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EDITOR OF THE RANCH.
The correct naming of fruits is a
very large question and something
hard to accomplish. The first point
to be settled in this matter is who or
what shall be recognized as authority!
BY common consent among trult-
growers, the American Pathological
Society is recognized as the highest
authority on nomenclature. Its names
are generally recognized, but not al
ways. This society in making an effort
to shorten names (Which is very COM
mendable), has made some changes
that the mass of the people will not
accept AS an illustration of this I'M
willingness to accept these changes
two examples may be mentioned:
The name Of the Esopus Spitzenburg
is shortened by calling it the Esopus.
Now let some grower mark these ap-
pies Esopus and send them into the
markets, and how many dealers would
know what apple is meant? Not one
dealer in ten would know that the
well-known Spitzenburg OF commerce
is meant, and perhaps not one con-
sumner in a hundred would know. In
fact, very many growers would not
know the apple by that name. Inc
other illustration is the changing the
name of the Mammoth Black TWlg to
the Arkansas There is no question
but the old name of this apple is too
long, but the change to Arkansas is
unfortunate, and the people will not
accept it and do not believe that they
ought to. There is another apple
called the Arkansas Black, and to call
the Black TWig the Arkansas makes
confusion If a grower should mark
his apples Arkansas not one in thou
sand would know that he meant the
apple that is sold in the markets as
the Mammoth Black Twig. If the bet
ter informed growers should mark this
apple after the nomenclature OF the
American Pathological Society and in
this way bring about the change In
name it would result in confusion
worse confounded' by being mixed up
with the Arkansas Black. We still
mark our apples Spitzenburg and
DldCh WIS,
ing the recommendation of this great
and good society. I could mention
other apples whose names are
changed, but the mass OF the people
will not use the new names. II the
people will not, and perhaps some
times ought not, adopt the names rec
commended by the best authority III
the land, how difficult it must be to
have uniformity in all cases. We may
safely say that the thing is impossible.
There has always been confusion In
the names of fruit and perhaps there
always will be.
am led to make these observations
on the nomenclature of fruit by re-
ceiving the following letter from my
old friend, Amos Bush, OF Alfalfa,
Wash: eve are often told when
marking our fruit for shipment to be
sure and give it the right name. But
how are we to know when we have the
right name? Now, four years ago l
got a bill of trees from the nursery
at Milton Ore. and among them were
SO peach trees of the Wonderful va
riety. They are bearing now, and they
are indeed wonderful peach. But
nv neighbor, Mr.. Laughlin, says that
they are not the Wonderful, but the
FITZGERALD. So l sent one OF the
reaches to your ranch, hoping to find
YOU there to name it for me, but you
not being there, it was shown to your
son. Smiley. He said it was not the