LUTHER BURBANK 



son trees of all the other varieties above men- 

 tioned. But no one of them bore fruit at all 

 comparable to the new variety. 



The new tree, in addition to being a very pro- 

 lific bearer, also had the habit of early-fruiting. 



Trees two years old have been reported as 

 bearing fruit. 



From Florida a Van Deman quince is reported 

 that took on eight feet of new growth within one 

 year from the time of planting. In Washington 

 two trees in their third season bore twenty fine 

 quinces weighing from twelve to fourteen ounces 

 each as their first crop, and a little later a second 

 crop declared to be quite equal to the other. 

 SEEDLING TESTS AND NEW CROSSES 



I had, of course, made crosses between various 

 other varieties in the quince orchard and in due 

 course developed other seedlings that showed 

 valuable characteristics. 



I learned by experience to be able to select 

 seedlings of the quince, as of other fruit trees, by 

 observing the character of the leaf and stem. 



Seedlings having leaves that are large, thick, 

 dark green, and glossy, and that show prominent 

 rounded buds and upright branches with thick, 

 bright wood are those that may be expected to pro- 

 duce the largest and finest fruit. 



Worthless seedlings are known by the oppo- 



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