PRACTICAL GARDENING 



The five varieties recommended for the 

 home orchard are Greensboro (white flesh). 

 Eureka (white). Early Crawford (yellow), 

 Elberta (yellow) and Late Crawford (yel- 

 low). 



Quince. The quince is seldom grown be- 

 cause it is slow to bear and very irregular in 

 growth. It requires a well drained, clean cul- 

 tivated clay soil. Secure one- or two-year-old 

 trees, prune off all side shoots and form a 

 standard on which a low head may be formed. 

 Prune out all superfluous shoots each spring 

 before the sap flows and allow the air to cir- 

 culate freely among the branches. Sucker 

 growth is common and should be cut out. The 

 same treatment of the soil in fertilizers and 

 cultivation which is suited to the culture of the 

 peach is demanded by the quince. 



In the North, the Champion and Reas' 

 Mammoth require a light garden loam, in the 

 South iJie Chinese and Portugal do well. 



