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vulgaris, and also the giant Chinese quince, 

 Cydonia sinensis. This cross was made both 

 ways in both cases. This is a cross between 

 genera. 



Some of these hybrid seedlings grew quite 

 rapidly. The growth was generally unique, 

 being compact and stubby, and often with an 

 unhealthy appearance, especially toward the 

 last of the season. The foliage and bark most 

 often resembled the quince. 



I hoped for good results from these interest- 

 ing hybrids, but not one ever produced even a 

 blossom. The developments were the same in 

 all seedlings, however the cross was made. After 

 a few years many of them would decline and die, 

 whether grafted on the quince or the apple or 

 growing on their own roots, like some berry 

 hybrids which will be mentioned later. 



Several varieties of apples were also crossed 

 with the Bartlett and other pears. This is also a 

 bigeneric hybrid, and the result was in the end 

 similar to that of crossing the apple and the 

 quince. Most of these seedlings were abnormal 

 in their growth. They were generally dwarfed, 

 but in some cases exceedingly rapid growers 

 were produced, especially when the Bartlett pear 

 was crossed with the apple. But none of them 

 gave any indication of producing blossoms, to 



