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AMERICAN HOME GARDEN. 



mental, extensively cultivated as a conservatory or green-house 

 plant in the colder latitudes. 



Fig. 291. 



fl. Branch in blossom. 



b. Branch in fruit. 



It is well suited with any moderately good soil, though pre- 

 ferring a rather light loam. The plants may be raised from 

 seeds sown as soon as ripened, or by cuttings or layers. 



Wherever it will stand out during winter it may form beau- 

 tiful ornamental hedges, and in some localities might answer 

 for fences. 



THE QUINCE. 



The Quince is a rough-flavored, astringent fruit, entirely 

 unfit for eating in the raw state, but is a favorite for stewing 

 and making preserves, on account of its fine fragrance and 

 richness. Quince-trees intended for bearing should be pruned 

 to a single but generally low stem, and all offshoot growth 

 prevented. 



They may be planted at a distance of eight to twelve feet 

 each way, or between fruit-trees of larger growth, and are suit- 

 ed with a rather moist soil, though with care they will grow 

 in any. 



There are quite a number of various kinds of quinces, hav- 

 ing the same general character and flavor, but differing chiefly 



