372 THE CULTIVATION OF THE 



Mulching and the forking over the ground is all that is 

 needed. Every August, examine closely for the borer, 

 and this will upturn the earth a little near the roots of 

 the trees ; watch the borer or it will kill the tree. The 

 quince sometimes blights, but probably only when near 

 pears that have blighted. Treat it as for pear blight. 

 Now an important point is to properly prune the quince. 

 You must cut back the young growth in Winter or early 

 Spring, one-half, and cut out all over-lapping and useless 

 branches ; in fact train it more as a pear tree and not let 

 it grow to a bush. In mulching, it will be seen I did not 

 recommend green manures. Well, the reason is as I have 

 so often before stated, I don't believe green manure 

 ought to be put near any fruit tree until after it has been 

 thoroughly composted, and I am a little afraid of its 

 bacterial producing properties, even then. Now, as to 

 the varieties of the quince to plant, it don't make so 

 much difference what kind, provided, you follow the 

 directions I have given for cultivation. There are the 



Angers, 



Champion, 



Orange or Apple, 



Pear, 



Reas' Mammoth, 



Meech's Prolific. 



I can raise good Angers, or Orange, or Champion, 

 ©r any other kind with right and proper treatment. The 



