"TREATISE ON THE CULTURE, &c. ui 



fine purple colour when dreffed, and is much better for Mar- 

 malade than any of the other forts. The oblong kind, and 

 the Apple Quince, are alfo planted in fruit-gardens ; and there 

 are feveral other forts cultivated in the nurferies about town, 

 and planted in fhrubberies for variety and ornament. The 

 Portugal fort is very ufeful to mix with Apples for making 

 pies and puddings ; for when the Apples are flat, and have loft 

 their flavour, they add a quicknefs to them. 



Of the Propagation and Pruning of Quince Trees, 



They are eafily raifed by layers, or by cuttings taken from 

 the tree in March. They fhould be planted in a fhady place, 

 in rows at about a foot diftant from each other, and about 

 three inches from plant to plant in the rows. Mulch them 

 with rotten leaves, or rotten dung, which will keep the 

 ground about them moift • and water them frequently in hot 

 weather. About Michaelmas thofe that are well rooted may 

 be planted out, and thofe that are not fhould remain another 

 year. They may alfo be propagated by budding or grafting ; 

 and thefe trees will bear fooner, and be more fruitful, than 

 thofe raifed by any other method. 



The Quince-tree may be pruned much in the fame way as 

 you would prune an Apple-tree, taking care to cut out all 

 the old difeafed and dead wood, and the crofs branches in the 

 middle of the tree, which are apt to injure each other by 

 friction. In general you will find old trees much hurt by 

 injudicious pruning : in that cafe, you muft head them 

 down, cut out all the cankery parts, and alfo all the difeafed 

 and dead wood where the tree is hollow, or where large 



branches: 



