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attains any size; and, in situations exposed to high winds, the fruit will not 
remain on the tree till ripe. The finest specimens of quince trees in this 
country are to be found in old orchards, adjoining ponds ; it being customary, 
formerly, to plant a quince tree in every apple orchard. 
Propagation and Culture. Seeds are ripened as readily by the quince as 
by the apple and pear; but the quickest way of raising plants is by layers, 
which is that generally adopted in British nurseries. The quince will also 
grow by cuttings, put in in autumn, in moist sandy soil. The tree, when 
once planted out, requires very little attention, beyond that of removing the 
suckers from the root, and the side shoots from the main stem. To have the 
fruit of a large size, the head of the tree ought to be kept open by thinning out 
the shoots ; and the fruit ought also to be thinned out, leaving no more on the 
tree than it can well mature. 
Statistics. In the environs of London, there are trees from 15 ft. to 20 ft. high, in various market- 
gardens. Anold tree, in the Garden of the Horticultural Society, is 12 ft. nie In Radnorshire, at 
Maeslough Castle, there is a tree 21 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk of which is 10in., and of the 
fread 22 ft. In Rutlandshire, at Belvoir Castle, 26 years planted, it is i5ft. high. In Staffordshire, at 
Rolleston Hall, 50 years planted, it is 20 ft. high, in moist soil on marl. In Suffolk, at Finborough Hall, 
60 years planted, it is 16 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 1 ft. 4in., and of the head 20 ft. In Wilt- 
shire, at Longford Castle, it is 15ft. high, in light loam on moist gravel In Worcestershire, at 
Hagley, 10 years planted, it is 11 ft. high. 
& 2. C. stnE’Ns1s Thouin. The China Quince Tree. 
Identification. Thouin Ann. Mus., 19. p. 145. t. 8.and 9.; Dec, Prod., 2. p, 638.; Don’s Mill, 2 
p- 650. 
Synonyme. Py¥rus sinénsis Potr. Suppl., 4. p. 452. 
ELngravings Ann. Mus., 19. t. 8. and 9. ; and the plate of this tree in our Second Volume. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves ovate, acuminated at both ends, acutely serrated 
when young, a little villose, and when adult, glabrous. Stipules oblong” 
linear, serrated, the teeth glanded. Flowers rosy, becoming red. Calyx 
glabrous, its lobes serrulated, and a little leafy. Stamens in one row. 
_ Fruit egg-shaped, large, hard, almost juiceless, and greenish. Seeds in each 
cell about 30, with many abortive. (Dec. Prod., ii.p.631.) A very handsome 
low tree, very distinct in appearance from the common quince, from the 
shining surface of its leaves, and the regular serratures of their margins. 
It is a native of China, where it grows to the height of 20 ft., flowering in 
May and June, and producing egg-shaped greenish fruit, which, as before 
stated, is hard, and nearly dry. There are plants in the Horticultural 
Society’s Garden from 8 ft. to 10 ft. high; and it is propagated in the prin- 
cipal London nurseries. 
# 3. C. sapo’Nica Pers. The Japan Quince Tree. 
Identification. Pers. Syn., 2. p. 40.; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 638.; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 650. 
Synonymes. ? P¥rus japonica Thunb, Fl. Jap., 207., and Bot. Mag., t. 692.; Chenoméles japonica 
Lindl. Lin, Trams., 13. p. 98. 
Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 692.; Morris Fl, Conp., t. 1. ; and our jig. 652. ar a 
Spec. Char.,§c. Leaves oval, somewhat cuneated, crenately serrated, gla™ 
brous upon both surfaces. Stipules kidney-shaped, and serrated. Flowers 
mostly 2—3 together, rarely solitary. Calyx gla- 
brous; its lobes short, obtuse, entire. Stamens in 
two rows. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 638.) A shrub, a 
native of Japan and China ; growing to the height 
of 5 ft. or 6 ft., and flowering the greater part of 
the year, more especially if supplied with water 
during the hottest months. It was introduced in 
_1815, and has spread rapidly throughout British 
gardens, in which it is generally known by the 
name of the Pyrus japonica. It is one of the most 
desirable deciduous shrubs in cultivation, whether 
as a bush in the open lawn, trained against a wall, 
or treated as an ornamental hedge plant. It has 
also been trained up with a single stem as a stand- 
ard; and, in this character, its pendent branches 
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