ANGERS QUINCE. Ill 



bud or scion has " taken," the stock is cut off just 

 above where the bud was inserted, making the cut 

 on the opposite side from the bud. In the ensuing 

 May, the eye will push forth, and at the end of 

 the growing season, the young tree will consist of a 

 single upright shoot, as described in the chapter on 

 pruning. 



DWARFS. The Angers Quince is the best vari- 

 ety yet known for dwarfing the pear. It has been 

 extensively used in this country for the past twenty 

 years. But as little or no discrimination was ex- 

 ercised about the varieties of pears to which it is 

 really adapted, it has failed to give satisfaction in 

 many localities and now its condemnation is as 

 severe as its former laudation was extravagant. 



This variety of quince is propagated for nursery 

 purposes by layers and cuttings. The latter are 

 made about eighteen inches long, and set out thickly 

 in rows. When one year old, they are " lifted " and 

 planted in the nursery and treated in the same way 

 as described for pear seedlings. The quince stock 

 is more easily propagated than the pear, it is more 

 certain to " take," and it is therefore a favorite stock 

 in the nursery. 



In budding the quince stock with the pear, from 

 ninety to ninety-five per cent, of the buds will grow, 

 but of many varieties of pear, budded on their own 



