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take longer to perfect the fruit. 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 



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. 



