XXVI. ROSA CEM I CYDO NIA. 



451 



It C. v. 3 hisitanica Du Ham. Broader leaves, and larger fruit, than the 

 two preceding kinds ; and, being of more vigorous growth, it is 

 better adapted for being used as a stock for pears. 



The quince is a low tree, with a crooked stem and tortuous rambling 

 branches. It is of moderately rapid growth when young ; attaining, in four 

 or five years, the height of 6 or 8 feet ; and, in ten or twelve years, the height 

 of 15 feet : after which it continues to increase in width of head only ; being 

 very seldom found higher than 15 or 20 feet. 



The quince prefers a moist free soil, near water, and a situation open, but 

 sheltered. In dry soil, neither the tree nor the fruit attains any size ; and, 

 in situations exposed to high winds, the fruit will not remain on the tree till 

 ripe. Layers. 



2. C. SINE'NSIS Thouin. The China Quince Tree. 



Identification. Thouin Ann. Mus., 19. p. 145. t. 8. and 9. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 638. ; Don's Mill., 2. 



p. 650. 



Synonyme. Pyrus sinensis Pair. Suppl. 4. p. 452. 

 Engravings. Ann. Mus., 19. t. 8. and 9. ; the 



our fig. " 



plate of this tree in Arb. Brit., 1st edit., vol. vi. ; and 



S08. CycUmia sinensis. 



Spec. Char., $c. Leaves ovate, acuminated at both ends, acutely serrated, 

 when young a little villose, and when adult glabrous. Stipules oblong 

 linear, serrated ; the teeth glanded. Flowers rosy, becoming red. Calyx 

 glabrous ; its lobes serrulated, and a little leafy. Stamens in one row. Fruit 

 egg-shaped, large, hard, almost juiceless, and greenish. Seeds in each cell 

 about 30, with many abortive. {Dec. Prod.) A very handsome low tree, 

 very distinct in appearance from the common quince, from the shining sur- 

 face of its leaves, and the regular serratures of their margins. China. 

 Height in China 20 ft. ; in England 10ft. to 12ft. Introduced in 1818. 

 Flowers white or pale red; May and June. Fruit egg-shaped, greenish, 

 hard, and nearly dry ; ripe in October. 



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