PROPAGATION OF THE QUINCE. 



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of new growth, to be planted in the adjoining ground, 

 which was so sandy and poor that it had been left 

 unplanted. Even with these disadvantages, more than 

 half took root, and made fair plants. 



The cuttings should be from eight inches to a foot 

 long, and planted so as to leave an inch or two of buds 

 above the surface of the ground. The soil should be 

 rather clayey, and retentive of moisture. When it is 

 light, it should be packed firmly around the cuttings 

 with the foot — the closer the better. Cuttings of the 

 Quince will usually succeed more uniformly in rather 

 damp soils, but will not so uniformly grow thrifty 

 when transplanted to drier grounds. 



Fig. 8. Mother Stool, and usual Plan of Layering Quince Stocks. 



Quince stalks are, however, produced in much 

 greater quantities by layers from permanent planta- 

 tions of stools. These are made by planting quince 

 roots about four feet apart, in very deep and richly 

 manured soils, and cutting back the growth every 

 year near the ground. This treatment forces up a 

 large number of thrifty shoots, which increase in 

 quantity as the stock grows older. 



