436 THE QUINCE. 



variety is yet scarce in the West. It has the reputation of being a 

 shy bearer, but trees in our grounds have produced equally as abun- 

 dant as the Orange Quince. Fruit, medium to large, regular oblong 

 pyriform, smooth, of a paler yellow than the Orange variety ; core, 

 medium, and placed near the centre ; seeds, light brown ; flesh, mild, 

 less astringent than other varieties ; cooks tender, and turns a fine 

 purple or deep crimson, hence highly esteemed. It ripens about 

 ten days earlier than the Orange Quince ; requires very rich, deep 

 soil. 



PEAR QUINCE. 



Pear-shaped Quince, I Pyriform Quince, 

 Oblong Quince, | Cydonia Sub. v. Pyriform. 



This takes its name from the fruit being shaped much like many 

 varieties of the pear. It is of medium size, roundish oblong or pyr- 

 iform, tapering to the stalk. Skin, dull yellow ; flesh, firm, tough, 

 dry, but of high flavor. When stewed or cooked, it is less tender, 

 and the flesh less lively in color than the Orange Quince. Leaves, 

 oblong ovate. Season, last of October. 



NEW UPRIGHT. 



Paris de Fontenay. 



A variety first introduced to notice by Messrs. Ellwanger and 

 Barry, of Rochester, N. Y. It grows upright, strikes readily from 

 cuttings, but after the first year's growth seems to lose vigor and 

 afterwards grows very tardily. It has not yet fruited. 



