<*UINCE. 



suckers of ail old root; the tree of which had been some time previously 

 destroyed by lightning. 



WHITE MAGNUM BONUM, Imperiale Blanche, Egg Plum, White Mogul* 

 White Holland, This fruit is of extraordinary size, oval, yellow, cov- 

 ered with pale bloom: the flashiyellow, firm, acid and austere: excel- 

 lent for cooking and preserves: in September. 



WHITE PERDRIGOX, Perdrigon Blanc. A middle sized, oblong fruit, 

 of a pale yellow, with red spots, and covered with white bloom ; flesh 

 yellow, rich, saccharine and juicy: it ripens in August and September. 



WiL3ioT's NEW EARLY ORLEANS, WdmoCs Orleans. This plum is 

 above medium size, of round form; its sature deep; of a dark purplish 

 hue, covered with a fine bloom : the flesh is greenish yellow, of excellent 

 flavour, sweet, combined with a pleasant acid. It is a handsome plum, 

 ripening early in August . 



f WJNKSOUR, Rotherham, of the old gardens. This plum is excellent to 

 preserve for sweetmeats : it is of medium size, oblong form, and of 

 dark purple colour : the flesh is yellow, juicy, and of a pleasant acid 

 flavour: the fruit is fit for use early in September: the tree is a great 

 bearer, and will grow on any soil, 'but flourishes' most on limestone or 

 gravel. 



QUINCE. 



COIGNASSIER. Cydonia. 



THE Quince is of low growth, much branched, and 

 generally crooked and distorted. The leaves are roundish, 

 or ovate, entire above dusky green, underneath whitish, on 

 short petioles. The flowers are large, white, or pale red, 

 and appear in May and June ; the fruit, a pome, varying 

 in shape in the different varieties, globular, oblong, or 

 ovate ; it has a peculiar and rather disagreeable smell, and 

 austere taste. The fruit takes its name from being a 

 native of the ancient town of Cydon, in the Island of Crete ; 

 some suppose it to be a corruption of Malus cotonea, 

 by which the Latins designated the fruit. It is used as a 

 marmalade for flavouring apple pies, and making an excel- 

 lent sweetmeat ; and it has the advantage over many other 

 fruits for keeping, if properly managed. 



Of the several sorts, the following are in greatest esteem : 

 I. The oblong, or Pear Quince, with ovate leaves, and an. 



