CYDONIA, Quince tree. 



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quiddany [Translator's note: an old term for jelly or marmalade made from quinces, 

 derived from the French word cotignac], ratafia, &c. They are astringents suitable for 

 strengthening the stomach & controlling diarrhea. 



Large-leaved quince trees accept grafts of pear trees and sustain them much 

 better than do the small-leaved quince trees, on which very vigorous kinds can't survive. 

 They're propagated by seed planting, layering, & by cuttings. They're grafted on stocks of 

 their own kind, on pear trees, & on hawthorns. 



