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accounts for the several strains. These Orange quinces belong 

 to the North, where they ripen late in the 

 season in cool weather. In the South, they 

 ripen too early, and are inferior in size, qual- 

 ity, and color to several other varieties. When 

 or where the name was first used is not known. 

 Orange is the leading commercial quince in 

 the United States. 



Tree very vigorous, hardy, productive, and as free 

 Pig. \o2. Orange. ^g ^^y from blight. Fruit early midseason, nearly 

 round with a very short thick neck, faintly ribbed; 

 cavity broad, very shallow with indications of a small undeveloped neck, 

 russeted; basin broad, abrupt, deep, furrowed; calyx medium in size; very 

 pubescent; color golden yellow or sometimes greenish-yellow; flesh pale 

 yellow, tender, fine, juicy, mild subacid, becoming a beautiful dark red when 

 thoroughly cooked; core medium in size, wide open; quality very good. 



478. Rea. Rea's Mammoth. — Rea is a strain of Orange char- 

 acterized by very large quinces and a strong-growing productive 

 tree, with foliage a little darker than that of the true Orange. 

 The fruit ripens a little later and keeps well after maturity. 

 The history of the variety goes back to Coxsackie, New York, 

 whence it seems to have been disseminated by Joseph Rea. The 

 trees are tender to cold in the North and, therefore, in disfavor 

 in the quince-growing regions of New York and New England; 

 they are also lacking in vigor, need high culture, and the crop 

 should be thinned. 



479. Pineapple is a comparatively new variety originated by 

 Luther Burbank and sent out by him in 1899. The originator 

 says that the variety is the result of an effort to secure a quince 

 which on cooking would become tender as does the flesh of the 

 apple. The flavor is suggestive of the pineapple, hence the name. 

 In appearance the quince resembles the Orange, but is smoother 

 and more globular, lighter in color, and a little larger. The 

 tree is described as a strong grower and as productive as that 

 of the Orange. 



480. Fuller is probably the best of the early quinces. It is 

 also characterized by the beauty of its fruits, which are rich 

 golden-yellow. Unfortunately, the trees are a little more subject 



