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quired to be of a dwarf habit and brought into a 

 fruiting state in a short period after planting. 



ART. 3. On the Culture of the Quince. 



The quince is an esteemed fruit as a preserve and 

 to mix with the apple, in tarts and pies. There are 

 many varieties, but few seem to flourish well for 

 many years together, owing to local causes injurious 

 to the tree, as the severe winters, or fire blast by 

 which a great part of the tree is struck in the sum- 

 mer, causing the leaves to turn red and die. 



The quince is propagated generally from the suck- 

 ers which are thrown out from the roots. It is also 

 propagated by cuttings in the same manner as the 

 currant, and in many cases it is made use of as a 

 stock to work the pear on, to bring it into a dwarf 

 habit for the purpose of planting in confined places, 

 as the borders of small gardens and for training on 

 trellis. 



The best location for the quince is a rich low 

 place where it is continually rnoist ; and hence it is 

 that it generally flourishes well by the sides of drains 

 and on the flat margins of running waters ; a good 

 loamy subsoil is also of great importance to the 

 quince, for I have generally found it to flourish best 

 on such bottoms. 



The planting and raising the quince, to a fruiting 

 tree, is attended with the same care and manage- 

 ment as other fruit ; although I am of opinion that 

 when in a fruiting state, it is rarely that the tree has 

 due justice done to it. 



The quince is a tree that requires an annual prun- 

 ing more than any other fruit tree that I am acquaint- 



