The Pineapple Quince. 279 
growth, while forming the tree, will strengthen the trunk and 
limbs and prevent the running out of long leaders, which droop 
to the ground on all sides when laden with fruit, and are often 
broken by the weight and the wind. Owing to the disposition 
of the quince to throw out several small shoots at a single point, 
it is advisable, when forming the tree, to remove all buds but 
one, just as the growth is starting. This will give one good, 
strong branch where it may be needed, instead of several weak 
ones. Pinching off shoots which start out too vigorously, or at 
undesirable points is, of course, advisable. 
The Pineapple Quince of Burbank. 
Soils for the Quince—As the quince grows naturally in 
moist, though not wet, lands, many persons think it always 
does best in springy ground or along the banks of rivulets; but 
though moist soils are preferable to dry, such positions are not 
essential to obtaining large crops of fine fruit. In fact, the 
quince, like most fruit trees, prefers a well-drained location, and 
does best on a soil which can be freely worked. It thrives when 
