24 QUINCE CULTURE. 
take longer to perfect the frait. I have seen a difference 
of two weeks, which was clearly attributable to this cause. 
A fair weight for the Orange quince is about half a pound; 
but in favorable circumstances it will come up to a pound, 
and has reached twenty-two ounces. In many parts of 
the United States it has long been the most popular 
variety, though some of the seedlings which bear this 
name are inferior. 
3. THE CHAMPION QuINcE.—This variety is one of 
those but lately brought to public notice. It is described 
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Fig. 6.—CHAMPION. Fig. 7.—CHINESE. 
as being ‘“‘obscure pyriform, between the shape of an 
apple and a pear, with the stem inserted at the base of an 
unusually prominent lip, and inclined ; the skin a lively 
yellow, strongly russeted for a short distance around the 
stem ; calyx set in a remarkably deep and strongly corru- 
gated basin.” The tree is very vigorous, and comes early 
into bearing. The fruit is larger than the Orange. It 
ripens later than any other quince, and has been grown 
to weigh twenty-four ounces. 
