LUTHER BURBANK 
son trees of all the other varieties above men- 
tioned. But no one of them bore fruit at all 
comparable to the new variety. 
The new tree, in addition to being a very pro- 
lific bearer, also had the habit of early-fruiting. 
Trees two years old have been reported as 
bearing fruit. 
From Florida a Van Deman quince is reported 
that tock on eight feet of new growth within one 
year from the time of planting. In Washington 
two trees in their third season bore twenty fine 
quinces weighing from twelve to fourteen ounces 
each as their first crop, and a little later a second 
crop declared to be quite equal to the other. 
SEEDLING TESTS AND NEw Crosses 
I had, of course, made crosses between various 
other varieties in the quince orchard and in due 
course developed other seedlings that showed 
valuable characteristics. 
I learned by experience to be able to select 
seedlings of the quince, as of other fruit trees, by 
observing the character of the leaf and stem. 
Seedlings having leaves that are large, thick, 
dark green, and glossy, and that show prominent 
rounded buds and upright branches with thick, 
bright wood are those that may be expected to pro- 
duce the largest and finest fruit. 
Werthless seedlings are known by the oppo- 
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