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brilliant red, thickest on the exposed side, and covered with prominent 

 yellow dots ; stem short, less than half an inch long, stout, and inserted in 

 a small, contracted, and rather shallow cavity ; eye rather large, closed, and 

 considerably sunk in an abruptly depressed and somewhat furrowed basin ; 

 segments of the calyx broad and slightly woolly ; flesh yellowish, a little 

 coarse, crisp, and tender; juice abundant, with a rich admixture of sweet 

 and acid, and high flavored ; core medium size ; seeds medium size, long, 

 and very pointed. Ripe in September and October." 



If any of our readers can give any further information concerning this 

 valuable apple, we shall be pleased to hear from them. 



QUINCES. 



A FEW years ago, this fruit was easily grown ; and large quantities found 

 their way into the great cities, where they were sold at moderate prices : 

 but latterly they have failed, and, like the apple, have been scarce and high. 

 The quince seems to flourish best on a rather stiff, moist soil, in somewhat 

 sheltered locations. We have often seen trees or bushes loaded with fruit, 

 growing beside brooks or around small ponds. It has long been a favorite 

 fruit for preserving in sugar, and for marmalade, on account of its texture 

 and peculiar and agreeable flavor. We know of no reason why the culti- 

 vation of this fruit should be neglected ; for there is always ready sale for 

 it. The plants are easily grown from cuttings, and soon come into a bear- 

 ing state. They may be planted six feet apart in the row, with rows ten 

 feet apart. The trees are quite long-lived, and usually healthy and hardy. 

 The worst enemy to the quince is the borer, which soon destroys the tree 

 if allowed to work. The same plan may be adopted for the destruction of 

 the borers in the quince as in the apple. Fruit-growers having a soil suita- 

 ble for this fruit should certainly devote time and space to its cultivation ; 

 for, at the prices for which it has been selling, no fruit will pay a better 

 profit. 



