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stroyed by it : Goes' Golden Drop, Magnum }5onum, Kirk's 

 Late lied, and ]5iiighani ; ^Yl^lo the (jlreen Gage, Morocco 

 Wine Sour, Orleans, and Washington, arc not or but slightly, 

 injured. As a cure, fifteen or twenty pounds of salt, or salt 

 brine, is strongly reeonnnendod by some. It is laid under 

 tlie tree early in Autumn. This is to destroy the insects, which 

 lie under the surface of tlie ground all Winter. AVe doubt 

 not but repeated doses of tliis will destroy them. 



aUINCE. 



Pyrus Cj/ddnia. — Co'ignasaivr^ Fr. — Quitlenha.uvi^ Ger. 



The Quince is supposed to be the Gohlen Apples of tho 

 ancients. It is a native of Austria, and is believed to havo 

 been cultivated in l^ritain three hundred years. Pliny 

 writes, in his time, of tli^ir growing wihl in liedge-rows, so 

 large as to weigh down the boughs to the ground. Moderns 

 use it only after being stewed, baked, or preserved." Quince 

 marmalade is a favorite conserve, and Quince wine has been 

 known to cure obstinate asthmatic complaints. Tlicre are 

 only two varieties and a species that arc worth notice. 



Apple, or Orange Quince. — Tlie fruit large, of a round-oval 

 shape ; skin very smooth ; color, when ripe, a bright golden- 

 yellow. A clean growing tree and a great bearer, llipe in 

 September and October. 



Portugal Quince. — Fruii round, large size; color bright 

 yellow. A strong-growing tree and bears a fair crop. This 

 variety is used as stocks on which to bud or graft Pears ; they 

 fruit earlier upon it. and are much dwarfed by the process. It 

 is a very general practice with the French, and for small gar- 

 dens may be done to advantage in this country, but will not 

 do for orchards. 



Pyrus Sinensis, or Chinese Quince. — Shrub of upright 

 growth, with pink flowers. Fruil very large, long-oval, smooth 

 and regularly formed ; color greenish-yellow. Flesh firm, 



