3 8o 



round-shaped fruits, borne very freely 

 and ofgoodflavour,but spoiling quickly. 



The Pear-shaped Quince (C. v.pyri- 

 for mis). — The kind most often seen in 

 this country, very hardy, and of quaint- 

 ly beautiful outline. Though a heavy 

 cropper its fruits are lacking in flavour 

 and juice, becoming almost woody upon 

 poor soils and when neglected; on the 

 other hand, they keep longer than other 

 kinds, having a tough downy skin. 



The Portugal Quince [C. v. lusi- 

 tanicd). — This forms a tall and hand- 

 some tree, but being less hardy needs a 

 warm spot. Nor is it such a sure cropper, 

 though its fruits are larger, of refined 

 flavour, and better in quality than the 

 first two kinds ; they turn a rich red when 

 cooked — a pretty colour in preserves. 

 Of more vigorous growth and fuller leaf, 

 it makes a good lawn tree for sheltered 

 gardens, worth growing if only for its 

 large pale-pink flowers in early June. 



The old Orange Quince, a 

 round-shaped fruit of deep 

 colour — was long the standard Ameri- 

 can kind, but has now largely given 

 place to Reds Mammoth, an improved 

 variety with larger fruits of tender flesh, 

 free from the hardness and harshness of 

 the old Pear Quince. A newer kind, 

 Champio7i, is also widely grown in the 

 States and is now to behad in thiscountry . 

 It begins to bear very early and its fruits 

 come a fortnight later than the Orange 

 — a useful succession where the winter 

 is not too early. They are apple-shaped, 

 bright yellow, of good quality and rich 

 colour, while 1 8 ozs. is no uncommon 

 weight. Another good late kind much 

 grown for the American market is 



Named Kinds. 



Meec/is Prolific. Two new American 

 varieties as yet untried in this country 

 are the Fuller Qtimce, with large pale 

 yellowfruits of soft flesh and flneflavour; 

 and Van Deman, a seedling from the 

 Portugal Quince, with handsome fruits 

 of great size and good quality. A variety 

 thought well of in France is De Bour- 

 geaut, a very vigorous tree with large 

 rounded fruits of golden yellow. Nor 

 are the new sorts confined to America, 

 for several kinds of local reputation have 

 been found in Southern Europe and are 

 being distributed by one of the great 

 German nurseries. Such is the Lescovez 

 Qui?ice (from the town of that name, 

 where it has been grown for genera- 

 tions) , an apple-shaped fruit of immense 

 size and refined flavour, distinct from 

 any other kind, and said to be the best of 

 all for marmalade, yielding a clear jelly 

 of rich colour. The tree is of rather weak 

 habit, with small and very dark green 

 leaves. Another new kind from the 

 Balkans is the Bereczki Quince (also 

 known as the V ranja, its native place), 

 a tree of robust growth with large leaves, 

 very free even from a small size in its 

 large golden fruits differing from other 

 kinds in their clear shining skin. Their 

 flesh is soft, juicy, and of good flavour, 

 but the jelly is inferior to that of the last 

 in clearness and colour. The Quince 

 DeBaden bears la rge pear-shaped fruits ; 

 Monstrueux de Bazineftuits of the same 

 shape but nearly 2 lbs. in weight and 

 excellent for preserves ; while the Zucker 

 or " Sugar Quince" is a smaller kind 

 from Asia, very sweet and good for 

 stewing. Other sorts offered by conti- 

 nental growers are the Muskat Quince, 



