QUINCES. 27H 



among sub-varieties of the others, that they are scarcely- 

 worth distinguishing. Excellent for dwarf pears. Leaf, 

 round, and downy underneath. 



Large-Fruited Quince. 



Eemarks. — This variety is most esteemed. Should not 

 be gathered early. Leaf, ovate, pointed ; fruit, large, 

 ovate, oblate pyriform ; skin, smooth, of a rich golden 

 yellow. 



New Upright Quince. 



Eemarks. — From Ellwanger & Bari-y, of Eochester, 

 New York. It grows upright, strikes readily from cut- 

 tings; but after the first year's growth seems to lose 

 vigor, and afterward grows very tardy. Not fit to graft 

 pears on. 



Angers, Paris, or Orleans quinces, are the best stocks 

 for dwarf pears. The Middle and Western States seem 

 to be the j^eculiar home for the quince. There are four 

 kinds, only, used for cooking. In most cases, quinces 

 will produce the same from seed, but they will sport a 

 little — hence the variety, although not many, of forms. 

 They are very easily proi^agated from cuttings. The 

 bush form is the most natural. 



