colored fringe-like growth. The twigs are infested Ijy 

 the mycelium of the fungus, and show its presence by 

 irregular swellings. Leaf blight and rust are best con- 

 trolled by using Bordeaux mixture. Fire blight or pear 

 blight is the most dangerous disease, because it is 

 always prevalent to a greater or less extent and is very 

 difficult to control. As with the pear, of which it i 



enemy of first import 

 hygienic one of preventiHL 

 tlie infected part. This iim 

 diseased branches and troes. i 

 cut out and burned at once. . 

 are not ordinarily attacked in 

 ST that the removal of the tw 

 cuts out the diseased portion 

 The stim of the Quince 



ly is the 



r iiifei-iidii Itv destroying 

 -t Ih .I..1M- promptly. All 

 r li,'i.ll\ iiiiiH-ki'il, should be 

 \sM inati.r.if fact. Quinces 

 the limbs or on the trunks, 

 igs or small branches often 



tree is attacked by borers, 



'y l.y discriiig them out. 

 ' , ■)]; tfii^ is ]>est treated 

 I in s|ir,,y form. The 

 . i ;-^iii!ilesc,iiie, causing the 

 le l.i.-.l remedy is to catch 

 nethod (Fig. 2059), as the 



the insects by the jui 

 plum curculio is catigh 



Comparatively few varieties have been added to Quince 

 lists in recent years. Bailey says in his bulletin on ''The 

 Quince in Western New York" (Bulletin 80 of Cornell 

 Experiment Station), which appears to be the only 

 experiment station publication on this subject, that 

 Orange, Champion, Rea and Meofli are the leading 

 varieties in New York ^l-.iU-. Ani..n-' the newer varie- 

 ties. Fuller aiel Van H.nem shciil,! !„■ nentioned. With 

 Quinces, as wiili utiier Ciuiis (■;■ wliiel, tliere is not a 

 strong and eonstaut deniaii.l. it is desiralile to plant 

 sufficient variety of early and late kinds to properly 

 cover the season. 



The clear yellow and delicate skin of the Quince 

 shows bruises readily. The fruits should be handled 



20'i8 New York Qumce plantation 



carefully. It usually pays to grade the fruit, which may 

 be shipped according to quality in peck or 15-pound 

 grape baskets, in bushel kegs, half barrels or barrels. 

 The finer grades are ordinarily marketed with greatest 

 profit in the smaller packages. 



Quinces are propagated in four ways: (1) cuttings 



QUISQUALIS 



of the ripened wood and also from pieces of roots treated 

 like cuttings; (2) mound layers; (3) root-grafting; 

 (4) budding. Hardwood cuttings are employed by 

 nurserymen who have light, warm soils. Tliey are 

 handled like grape euttings, and made like eiirrant 

 cuttings. In niMund - layering the old plant is ,-ut 



back to ei ir:(^r a L'n..Mli of sprouts from the' .'rown. 



A mound ol -nl is tln.mn aliout them. Wlieu rc.t. ,1 

 they are diiicli .1. I .a> .riirown plants are not tiie iii.isi 

 desirable l>eeau.-e nuieli given to sprouting when si_t in 

 tlie orchard. WIumi root-grafting is employed, pieces 

 of apple roots are spliced to the cions. These roots 

 assist the cuttings in becoming established, and often 



one or two years, or perhaps not till prepared for orchard 

 setting. Quince stock is used when trees are propagated 

 bv budding. Angeis is commonly grown from seed for 

 tliis purpose. jqhj, ckaig. 



QUINCE, BENGAL. See ^o'e- 



QUININE. See Cinfha,„i. 



QUINOA. See Chi-nopodium Quinm 



Catching the curculio in a New York Quince orchard. 

 QUISQUALIS (name discussed below). Cnmhr,l-i,;;r. 



whu/ what! and was -i^ 

 ment at the plant's behav 

 and shrub-like to a heigh 



-cornered , 

 tndica, L 



-J iius of 4 species native to tropical 



! :^ i:,i and Guinea. Lvs. mostly 



111.- or ovate, acuminate, en- 



I, white to red ; stamens 10; 



">iil'- . I: fr. dry, oblong, leathery, 



Rangoon Creeper. Lvs. 4 in. long, 



calyx-teeth triangular, acute, not acu- 



rose or scarlet; fr. with very sharp 



!!:■ 'Aini-i-d, Malaya. Widely cult, in 



I- i.\ (;:492. R.H. 18G8:,50 (as 



Indira is cult, in northern 



I. if should be planted in beds 



1 iii-i. i. l.iani. peat and sand. Thetis. 





