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QUINCE. Cyclonia. 



The Quince may be propagated by {>eed or by 

 layers, and cuttings in a moist soil will succeed. 

 Quince-stocks are much used for producing dwarf 

 pears, but the summer or autumn pears succeed bet- 

 ter on these stocks than the late ones. If more than 

 one shoot springs from a layer or cutting, all should 

 be removed but the most vigorous ; which should be 

 preserved with a high, clear stem for the main stem 

 or for grafting. The Quince produces the most abun- 

 dantly, and the fruit is of the best quality, when 

 grown in a rich, moist soil, in a sheltered situation. 



Austere as the fruit of the quince is, the curcuHn 

 sometimes attacks it ; but the chief enemy of this 

 tree is the borer, which is the larvae of an insect, 

 the egg of which is deposited in the bark near the 

 surface of the earth, and the worm produced from 

 it feeds on the wood, usually eating upward. It is 

 not so readily observed as the peach borer, as that 

 insect throws out the dust made in his progre^L-, 

 while the quince borer packs his immediately after 

 him. Extracting the insect by direct excision is the 

 best mode ; but when it has penetrated to any con- 

 siderable depth, this is difficult, and it may then be 

 drawn out with a flexible barbed wire, operating like 

 the barbed tongue of a woodpecker. All wounds 

 made in extracting the borer should be dressed at 

 once with a thick paint, or with tar and brickdust, to 

 prevent the decay of the tree. 



There are many varieties of this fruit, but the fol- 

 lowing may be considered the most worthy of culti- 

 vation. 



The Pear Quince.— An oblong fruit, much resem- 

 bling the pear in form. It is not as common as the 

 varieties succeeding, and is, for general uses, rather 

 inferior. It is, however, a good fruit. 



The Apple or Orange Quince. — This is the one 

 mos/ desen'ing of cultivation, and is the one gener- 



