XX. QUINCES. 



The Chinese Quince, and the Japan Quince are omitted as being 

 unfit subjects for a Fruit Catalogue. The former has produced 

 fruit, on a wall in the garden, of a cylindrical form and large 

 size, but extremely hard and gritty. The Japan Quince occa- 

 sionally bears fruit in this climate, but it is small and also bad. 



Name. 



1 Common Quince 



Coignassier Commun. 



2 Apple-shaped Quince. 



Coignassier maliforme. 

 Coignassier pomiforme. 



3 Pear-shaped Quince. 



Coignassier pyriforme. 



4 Portugal Quince 



Coignassier de Portugal. 



5 Orange Quince. 



6 Large -fruited Quince. 



Coignassier h Gros Fruit. 



Remarks. 



This and the two following are often confused 

 with each other : it is very probable that from 

 seeds of either sort varieties have been, and 

 till may be obtained, some of which would 

 produce apple-shaped and some pear-shaped 

 "ruit. 



Very good and distinct from the preceding 

 sorts : it does not become, however, except in 

 very favourable seasons, of so deep an orange; 

 its leaves are broader; its growth less con- 

 tracted ; consequently it is the best sort for 

 grafting pears upon. 



The two last enumerated varieties possess 

 characters differing so little from what may 

 be found among sub-varieties of the others 

 that they are scarcely worth distinguishing. 



XXI. RASPBERRIES. 



From the facility with which they spring from seeds, numerous 

 accidental varieties of raspberries are doubtless to be found 

 which are not included in the following enumeration. It may 

 however, be said of the Red and of the Yellow Antwerp, that 

 they hold a similar rank in this class of fruits to that occupied 

 by the Red and the White Dutch among currants ; and although 

 some may be found nearly to equal them, yet it is doubtful 

 whether they are as yet exceeded by any. The abbreviations 

 are as follow : 



Colour, r. red ; y. yellow ; w. white. 

 Quality. ] . best ; 2. middling ; 3. indifferent. 



