THE QUINCE 



As there is only a limited demand for quinces in Canada, this fruit is not largely 

 grown. It is somewhat tender, but can be grown commercially wherever the peach 

 succeeds. Some quinces are, however, produced for home consumption as far east as 

 the Bay of Quinte. 



The culture of the quince is somewhat similar to that of dwarf pears. The soil 

 most suitable is a friable clay loam, well drained. Three year old trees are planted 

 from fourteen to fifteen feet apart each way. The trees are pruned with a somewhat 

 open top as the dwarf pear, the head starting from near the ground. If the trees make 

 rapid growth severe heading-in should be practised to get stockier trees and to have 

 the fruit better distributed. Good cultivation is necessary in the production of the 

 quince, as with other fruits. 



The quince makes a handsome ornamental tree where it can be grown, the abundant 

 white bloom in the spring and the golden fruit in the autumn rendering it a striking 

 object wherever planted. 



VARIETIES RECOMMENDED. 



General List, approved- by the Board of Control. 



Puller, Orange (the leading market variety in Ontario), Champion (for Southern 

 Ontario only, as it ripens too late for other sections). 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES 



BENTLEY. 



A variety grown largely for market in Maryland, and in Ontario it is gaining in 

 favor. 



TREE: thrifty; productive. 



FRUIT: large; form roundish; skin yellow with heavy down. 



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 QUALITY: excellent. 



VALUE: market, first class. 

 SEASON: early October. 



CHAMPION. 



An American quince of recent origin. 



TREE: an upright grower, taller than the Orange. 



FRUIT: large, distinctly pear-form, furrowed about the top, generally remaining 

 greenish yellow upon the tree; conspicuously covered with a floccose wool or fuzz. 



SEASON: mid-winter. 



ADAPTATION: ripens well in Southern Ontario, but would be too late farther north. 



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