204 TREATISE ON FRUIT TREES. 



II. QUINCE TREE with more awkward oblong fruit. Inst. 

 Female QUINCE TREE. 



This quince tree is inappropriately named "female". The tree, its flowers, & its 

 leaves are intermediate in size between the common & the Portugal quinces. 



The fruit sometimes is only two inches, six to eight lignes in diameter by a little 

 more in height. Sometimes the height is flve-&-a-half inches, the large diameter three-&- 

 a-half inches & the small diameter three inches two lignes. It has very prominent ridges 

 on it that extend lengthwise. It decreases unevenly in size at both ends that terminate in a 

 very blunt point. The eye is set very deeply into a cavity bordered by eight or ten very 

 prominent & almost uniform knobs. The stalk also inserts into a deep cavity with sides 

 raised into five or six knobs. The skin is extremely smooth & the flesh is a bit granular. 



III. QUINCE TREE with shorter & more rounded fruit. Inst. 

 Male QUINCE TREE. 



This quince tree is no different from the preceding one except that its fruit is 

 shortened, uneven, and almost round. These two quince trees are more generally 

 cultivated for their fruit because they rarely fail to produce it. 



The unpleasant odor of the quince tree's fruit relegates it to the most remote & 

 least frequented corner of a garden. The tree doesn't require any cultivation. 



Quinces are eaten stewed in a covered pan or in preserves. They're preserved in 

 quarters & in marmalade and made into confections, 



