Growers named their new varieties with exalted titles. Many early forms were prefixed "Admirael" ("admiral"), often combined with the growers' names: "Admirael van der Eijck", for example, was perhaps the most highly regarded of about fifty so named. "Generael" ("general") was another prefix used for around thirty varieties. Later varieties were given even more extravagant names, derived from Alexander the Great or Scipio, or even "Admiral of Admirals" and "General of Generals". Naming could be haphazard and varieties highly variable in quality. Most of these varieties have now died out.