A FIRST REPORT ON QUINCE STOCKS FOR PEARS. 277 



ing. Until I recently saw Elliot's description of ' de Fontenay ' 

 I inclined to think the drooping variety was the true one, as I received 

 this largely from France. 



Of type E, the Portugal Quince, I think there is little doubt, since 

 its fruit and general characters have been so often described ; but it 

 also seems probable that some writers have seen its likeness to the 

 Pear- and Apple-shaped Quinces and confused the three. Switzer and 

 Langley, indeed, talk about the Portugal Apple-shaped and the 

 Portugal Pear-shaped Quinces, but Miller gives the three varieties 

 separately as : — 



Cydonia oblonga. — Pear-shaped. Leaves oblong ovate. 



Cydonia malijormis. — Apple-shaped. Leaves ovate. 



Cydonia lusitanica. — Portugal. Leaves oblong ovate. 



Methods of Propagation. 



The methods of propagation used for raising Quince Stocks has 

 been similar to that which we have used for * Paradise ' Apple Stocks. 

 We have used both layers and cuttings with the varied success stated 

 above. We always root on the one-year wood, and strip the stool 

 annually. The layering method, as opposed to the ordinary stool 

 method, seems more effective with the Portugal Quince. 



Table III. — Average Measurement of Bedded Stocks 

 (once transplanted). 



Type. 



Height. 



Spread. 



3 



2' 4" 

 I ' 1 1 * 



i' io'' 

 3' 5" 



2' 17" 

 I' io A 

 1 1" 



2' 9 " 

 2' II* 



Now that the period of classification is practically complete, we 

 have worked up a considerable number of stocks of each type, some 

 of which were worked this last season. We propose to undertake 

 a series of experiments with a fairly wide range of Pears, because the 

 whole question of Pear-growing commercially in this country and of 

 double working varieties opens up a wide field for advance through 

 careful research. 



As usual, I am indebted to Mr. J. Amos, my foreman recorder, for 

 invaluable help in the classification work, and to Mr. A. W. Witt, 

 my propagator, for conducting experiments in raising the varieties. 

 From time to time I have also had the ready advice and help of 

 Mr. H. Wormwald, M.Sc, of the Wye College Research Department. 

 Mr. R. A. Malby has executed the photographic work for me. 



