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varieties that have arisen here as seedlings are very 

 numerous. In selecting a good sort regard should be had 

 to the quality of the fruit when cooked. Many quinces do 

 not colour well and exhibit hard spots here and there in 

 the flesh. There are also sorts that are subject to a fungus 

 blight, Entomosporium maculatum Lev., which makes havoc 

 among the leaves, causing them to turn brown and fall. 

 The result is imperfectly nourished fruit. 



Quince trees of the newest and best varieties have been 

 introduced of late years, and are now to be had of nursery- 

 men. It would therefore be well to take some care in 

 selection of sorts, instead of being content, as heretofore, 

 with a bundle of cuttings from the nearest hedge. 



