170 THE SMALL COUNTRY PLACE 



For the best results a deep, strong, rich soil is neces- 

 sary. The best quince trees to be found in our average 

 gardens are those growing near the overflow of the sink- 

 "drain, or cesspool, where the soil is very rich, or in 

 poultry yards (Fig. 61); and if one expects to make 

 quince growing profitable conditions somewhat similar 

 to the above must be provided. The fruit often sells 

 at from fifty cents to one dollar per peck, or three to 

 five dollars per barrel, and a single tree will sometimes 

 yield from two to five bushels, so that the income from 

 the crop will warrant the rather large investment re- 

 quired to produce good fruit. 



Selection of Trees. 



Strong two-year-old trees, grown from cuttings or 

 grafts upon apple roots, should be selected. The tops 

 and roots should be pruned before planting in the man- 

 ner directed for the apple and pear. Quince roots are 

 fine and fibrous, and much care is needed in working fine, 

 rich soil in about them before it is pressed into place. 

 The after-pruning and care is about the same as for the 

 apple and pear, but generally frequent cultivation will 

 give better results than with trees in turf. 



Form of the Trees. 



The quince is trained in the tree and in the bush form. 

 The first has the advantage that cultivation can be 

 carried on closer to the trunk, and that borers can be 

 more easily dug from a single trunk than where several 

 trunks are crowded together; while in the bush form, 

 if one trunk is injured others may keep on growing and 

 the tree continue to produce fruit, yet if the single 

 trunk is seriously injured the whole tree is destroyed. 



For those who are not skilful in the work of training 

 trees, or who have no time for the work, the bush form 



