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broader leaves. When cooked the sauce is red. Profitable in some 

 places. As a rule not equal to others in bearing. 



Rea (Rea's Mammoth). Large to very large, roundish obtuse in 

 form; color yellow, with pinkish shades. A leading commercial 

 variety of the Eastern and Southeastern States and of California. 

 New York. 



Van Deman. Medium to large; color .greenish yellow; subacid; 

 quality very good for culinary uses. Grown in Missouri largely. 



West (West's Mammoth). Very large, roundish; color clear 

 yellow. Grown in California from seed received from Boston, of the 

 Orange variety. One of the best in flavor and much liked where it has 

 been tested. 



ORNAMENTAL QUINCES. 



The Scarlet Japan, Blush Japan, Grandiflora, Umbellicata, and 

 still other fine flowering varieties are grown, most of which bear 

 handsome and fragrant fruit. Of the oriental species Cydonia Maulei 

 has the most horticultural interest. It is a low shrub, very much 

 hardier than our cultivated garden varieties, with showy reddish 

 flowers, followed by an abundant crop of fruit useful for marmalade. 

 Its survival in climates such as the prairie States suggests its im- 

 provement by selection, and possibly by crossing. A hardy bush 

 variety, with edible fruit as large as that of the Champion, would have 

 much value. 



