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New Quince. 5 



S anta Kosa /* 



This Quince is remarkable for its great size, exquisite beauty of form, 

 polished light le.noa yellow, almost white skin, productiveness, tenderness of 

 flesh, delicious flavor and diminutive core. It is a seedling of Reas' Mammoth, 

 and, like it, ripens in September. The fruit is so fine-grained and tender, and 

 free from the harsh acid of the old Quinces, that it is as good as some popular 

 Apples for eating raw, and fully equal to the best of Apples or Pears when 

 baked, stewed or canned, and makes a superior light-colored dried fruit. 

 The fruit of the "Santa Rosa" will cook tender in five minutes. 



The tree is unusually vigorous, and resembles Reas' Mammoth in form 

 and growth, but, unlike it, grows readily from cuttings. 



Stock on hand : Original tree, fifty grafted trees, bearing size, and about 

 one thousand rooted cuttings. Price, $800. 



All Important Improvenient. 



" Heretofore the Quince has been considered unfit for use until it has passed under the 

 hand of the good housewife. But Mr. Luther Burbank of Santa Rosa, California, who has 

 spent nearly a lifetime in crossing and hybridizing fruits, flowers, etc., has produced some 

 choice varieties altogether in advance of the older sorts. Two of these are said to be with- 

 out the usual downy covering, and so tender and agreeable that they can be eaten out of 

 hand like a fine apple. This is one of the most important improvements among fruits in 

 modern times. 



"The principle of variation implanted in the constitution of fruits generally, and to 

 which we are indebted for all the finest cultivated varieties, seems less pronounced in the 

 Quince than in most others. This has doubtless been discouraging to persons inclined to 

 experiment by planting the seeds in order to produce new sorts, and, as a consequence, 

 there are but few varieties of the Quince." — New York Examiner. 



" Bronze medals were given to Luther Burbank of Santa Rosa. Cal., for a magnificent 

 collection of seedling Quinces, which could not well be surpassed in size, form, uniform 

 smoothness, color or general appearance." — Rural New Yorker'' s report of the meeting of 

 the American Pomological Society at Washington, D. C. 



In the annual report of the Chief of the Division of Pomology, United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture of 1891, the following description of two of my Quinces is given. As 

 the fruit lists are now so large, the Division of Pomology is very careful not to recommend 

 anything unless thoroughly worthy, and in any case their judgment is without bias : 



Van Deman. — "Oval truncate; size, large; greenish yellow; flavor, subacid, mild; 

 quality, best. This variety is one of the very best in every respect that I have ever 

 examined, and the tree is reported as exceedingly thriftv and productive. After several years' 

 trial, Mr. Burbank considers it the best of his hundreds of new seedlings, and has named it 

 as above." 



Santa Rosa. — " Another very choice new Quince. It is very highly colored, and has 

 the peculiar Quince flavor strongly developed, and yet can be eaten raw like an Apple. 

 Free from fuzziness." 



"Concerning the Quinces you sent for the meeting of the American Pomological 

 Society, you no doubt have heard of the attention they attracted and the admiration expressed 

 both by the vistors and by the Committee on Awards. The Rubus leaves puzzled everyone, 

 and were a revelation to many who were unaware that so much had been accomplished." 



W. A. Taylor, 

 Assistant Pomologist U. S. Departme«t of Agriculture. 



" I think these are the two best Quinces I have ever had the pleasure of examining, and 

 feel sure that they will meet with high commendations when generally tested." 



H. E. Van Deman, 

 Pomologist, U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



