A TEN-YEAR OLD BOURGEAT QUINCE TREE 
S seen from above, the tree is a remarkably strong grower, surpassing all 
others, often six to eight feet in a season, and yielding immense crops, 
variety, continuing green until late in the fall. It is an early bearer, trees in tli* 
nursery row being often laden with fruit. The*illustration on other side show 
a two-year-old tree, which is as thrifty as an apple tree. People who havt 
bought quinces heretofore, and have received short and crooked scrubs, will b( 
delighted with this variety. A quince that can be grown in tree form, liki 
apples and pears, is certainly a great acquisition, and will become the mo.'-; 
profitable and popular of the quince family. 
Its early ripening, early bearing, and long-keeping qualities, its thrifty, vigor 
ous and healthy growth, its large size, handsome appearance and good quality 
certainly entitle it to be called 
The leaves are very thick, gl 
lossy, and double the size of any othei 
THE KING OF QUINCES 
yrtrt4nburg & Co., /nc, Rochester,' fv. Y. 
