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C YD ON I A, 



QUINCE TREE. 



DESCRIPTION. 



THE QUINCE TREE is only a small tree with no uniform shape. The narrow-leaved quince 

 tree, Cydonia angustifolia vulgaris^ Inst. [Translator's note: the genus name Cydonia is 

 derived from Cydon, the ancient name for Khania, a town in Crete] is no larger than a 

 shrub. It's cultivated only in nurseries by layering & by cuttings to produce stocks to be 

 grafted with pear trees for espaliers, counter-espaliers, & small bush-trees. Other kinds of 

 quince trees are raised as much for the same purpose as they are for their fruit. 



I. Broad-leaved Portugal QUINCE TREE. Inst. 

 Portugal QUINCE TREE. 



This quince tree is the largest of all & the most suitable for accepting grafts of 

 vigorous pear trees that can't survive on the small-leaved quince tree. It also yields the 

 best & most beautiful fruit but not very much of it. 



Its shoots are long & strong, greenish brown, and highly variegated with small tan 

 spots bent around at each node. 



The buds are wide at their base, flattened almost as though stuck to the branch. 

 The stems are wide, raised, & bright red at the tip. 



The flower is thirty lignes in diameter. It's composed of: 1°. A calyx consisting of 

 a single unit divided into five large sections 



