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PLUMS. 



XX. QUINCES. 



The Chinese Quince., and the Japan Quince are omitted as being 

 unfit subjects for a Fruit Catalogue. The former has produced 

 fruit, on a wall in the garden, of a cylindrical form and large 

 size, but extremely hard and gritty. The Japan Quince occa- 

 sionally bears fruit in this climate, but it is small and also bad. 



Name. 



1 Common Quince 



Coignassier Commun. 



2 Apple-shaped Quince. 



Coignassier maliforme. 

 Coignassier pomiforme. 



3 Pear-shaped Quince. 



Coignassier pyriforme. 



4 Portugal Quince 



Coignassier de Portugal. 



5 Orange Quince. 



6 Large-fruited Quince. 



Coignassier a Gros Fruit. 



Remarks. 



This and the two following are often confounded with 

 each other. It is probable that from seeds of either sort 

 arieties have been, and still may be obtained, some 

 of which would produce apple-shaped and some pear 

 shaped fruit. 



Very good, and distinct from the preceding sorts : it 

 does not, however, become, except in very favourable 

 seasons, of so deep an orange ; its leaves are broader 

 and its growth less contracted ; consequently it is the 

 best sort for grafting pears upon. 



The two last enumerated varieties possess characters 

 differing so little from what may be found among sub- 

 varieties of the others that they are scarcely worth dis- 

 tinguishing. 



