Foliage of the Japanese Quince 
The thick, fibrous leaves of the Japanese quince add to the 
beauty of the tree. The branches, however, are likely to be 
spiny. The quince appears to represent a somewhat more primitive 
type of plant than most other of our cultivated fruits. Mr. 
Burbank suggests that the cultivated quince of to-day is 
in about the condition of development represented 
by the pear of the Roman time. 
