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named for him. The Van Deman quince inherits 

 great productivity, size, nearly globular shape, 

 smooth skin, and attractive color from the 

 Orange quince, while it received its spicy flavor 

 and tenderness from the Portugal. It has con- 

 tinued to be extremely prolific and an unusually 

 strong grower, and at the present writing, 1921, 

 it is quite generally pronounced better than any 

 quince before known except my "Pineapple," 

 which is the best quince in all respects at the 

 present date, and the only quince really worth 

 raising in the Eastern States. It has proved to 

 be of remarkable hardiness and productiveness 

 under the most adverse conditions. 



Under favorable conditions the Van Deman 

 produces three distinct crops each season in Cali- 

 fornia. 



The first or main crop ripens on my experi- 

 ment farm during the latter part of September. 

 The fruit of this first crop is of extremely large 

 size, often being over five inches in diameter, and 

 [weighing twenty-five ounces. 



The second crop ripens about November, and 

 the third a month later. With these later crops 

 the fruit is much smaller. But all are of good 

 flavor, texture, and quality. They bake as 

 quickly as some apples, and are tender when thus 

 prepared. 



