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C. V. 3 lusitdnica Du Ham. Broader leaves, and larger fruit, than the 

 two preceding kinds ; and, being of more vigorous growth, it is 

 better adapted for being used as a stock for pears. 



The quince is a low tree, with a crooked stem and tortuous rambling 

 branches. It is of moderately rapid growth when young ; attaining, in four 

 or five years, the height of 6 or 8 feet ; and, in ten or twelve years, the height 

 of 15 feet : after which it continues to increase in width of head only ; being 

 very seldom found higher than 15 or 20 feet. 



The quince prefers a moist free soil, near water, and a situation open, but 

 sheltered. In dry soil, neither the tree nor the fruit attains any size ; and, 

 in situations exposed to high winds, the fruit will not remain on the tree till 

 ripe. Layers. 



t 2. C. sine'nsis Tf/onin. The China Quince Tree. 



Identification. Thouin Ann. Mus., 19. p. 145. t. 8. and 9.; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 638. ; Don's Mill., 2. 



p. 6.50. 

 Sf/nnni/me. Pyriis sinensis Pair. Suppl. 4. p. 4.52. 

 Engravings. Ann. Mus., 19. t. 8. and 9. ; the plate of this tree in Arb. Brit., 1st edit., vol. vi. ; and 



our fig. 808. 



iOS. Cydbnia sinensis. 



Spec. Char., S^c. Leaves ovate, acuminated at both ends, acutely serrated, 

 when young a little villose, and when adult glabrous. Stipules oblong 

 linear, serrated ; the teeth glanded. Flowers rosy, becoming red. Calyx 

 glabrous ; its lobes serrulated, and a little leafy. Stamens in one row. Fruit 

 egg-shaped, large, hard, almost juiceless, and greenish. Seeds in each cell 

 about 30, with many abortive. (Bee: Prod.) A very handsome low tree, 

 very distinct in appearance from the common quince, from the shining sur- 

 lace of its leaves, and the regular serratures of their margins. China. 

 Height in China 20 ft. ; in England 10 ft. to 12 ft. Introduced in 1818. 

 Flowers white or pale red; May and June, Fruit egg-shaped, greenish, 

 hard, and nearly dry ; ripe in October, 

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