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Bulletin 8o. 



The Rea is a seedling, raised some thirty years or more ago, by 

 Joseph Rea, Coxsackie, N. Y. The variety is either greatly 

 modified by the conditions under which it grows, or else it is 

 mixed. It was first described as a vigorous grower, with apple- 

 shaped fruit, but our trees — procured from a reliable source — 

 contradict both these characters. As we have it, it is 

 at once distinguished by the short stature of the tree, and 

 the large size, deep color and smooth surface of the fruit. It is 

 not productive, but the excellent qualit}^ of the fruit and its showy 

 size and color, make it worth growing to a small extent for early 

 or fancy markets. It undoubtedly needs high culture. 



5. — Meech {Meech's Prolific), yi nat. size. 



Meech, Meech's Prolific (Fig. 5J. — Tree very like the Orange, 

 but lower. Fruit ranging from nearly apple-shaped to short pear- 

 shaped, somewhat furrowed at the top, covered with a thin fuzz, 

 color of the Orange quince Keeps about as long as the Orange. 



The Meech is supposed to have originated in Connecticut some 

 thirty-five years ago. It was first described and named in 1883 

 by W. W. Meech, author of Quince Culture, as Pear-Shaped 

 Orange quince. It was subsequently named for Mr. Meech, who 

 brought it into notice. It is said to be the most productive of all 

 varieties, and this was the reason for its introduction ; but with 



