publish an account of it in this country—see the reference 
above. 
Subsequently another species was introduced from 
China, and it was for many years cultivated at Kew 
under the same name, the genuine plant having apparently 
disappeared from our gardens. The confusion of the two 
Species extended to the literature of the subject, including 
the Enumeration of Chinese plants (Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 
vol. xxiii. p. 256), under Pyrus cathayensis, Hemsl., where, 
however, it is mentioned that the plant cultivated at Kew 
had much narrower, less hairy leaves than that originally 
described and cultivated in Europe. 
In 1899 the Director of Kew brought a ripe quince, of 
the species here figured, from the garden of Sir Thomas 
Hanbury, at La Mortola, near Ventimiglia, which led to 
further investigations, and the publication in Hooker’s 
“Icones Plantarum” (tt. 2657 and 2658) of Cydonia 
cathayensis, Hemsl., as distinguished from C. sinensis, 
Thouin. 
In April of the present year a young plant of the latter 
flowered at Kew, and thus gave us an opportunity of 
completing the description and illustration of the two 
species, 
CU. sinensis is a very pretty plant for the conservatory 
in spring; but, as Mr. Ed. André observes, it requires 
such a climate as the Mediterranean to reach perfection. 
There it is extensively grown, as it is ornamental, whether 
in flower or fruit. Like all other quinces, it is not a 
dessert fruit, but associated with other fruit, in tarts or 
as a marmalade, it is very palatable, though perhaps not 
to those who cannot relish a new thing in flavours. In 
the south the foliage assumes beautiful autumnal tints. 
_ C. cathayensis, Hemsl., differs from (. sinensis, Thouin, 
in having lanceolate, eelandular leaves; large, foliaceous 
eee > erect, rounded calyx-lobes, and a much smaller 
ruit, 
There is such a confusion of names under Pyrus and 
Cydonia that it may be useful to mention that Pyrus 
stmensis, Lindl. (Bot. Iteg. t. 1248, chinensis in letterpress) 
18a true pear, and that P. sinica, Royle, is the same_ 
Species. Pyrus chinensis, Roxb. (Fl. Ind. vol. ii. p. 511), is 
another Synonym of that species. Pyrus sinensis, Dum. 
