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450 A R B O R E T U M E T F R U T IC E T U M B R IT A N N IC U M .
G e n u s XXI.
CYDO'NIA Toimi. T h e Q u in c e T r e e . Un. Syst. Icosândria
Di-Pentagÿnia.
Identification. Yoarn. Inst., 632. t. 435. ; Dec. P ro d , 2. p. 638. • Don’s Mill 2 n fiin
Synonymes. P ÿrus sp. im . ; Coignassier, P r. ; Quit enbaum ° C o S o
Derivation. From its native place, Cydorifia Canclia. ’ Lotogno, lia i.
T Y T ' s. t t f t / * ofofo'ùai-- erect. Styles 5. Pome
d k ? n ’o?®p?p. * « * covei-ed with mu.
¿ car«- simple, alternate, stipulate, deciduous ; serrated or entire. Flowers
lai ge solitary, or few together in a kind o f umbel. — Low deciduous trees or
shrubs, natives of Europe and Asia ; easily propagated by layers, o r by grafting
on the common thorn. Common soil, rather moist than dry.
¥ 1. C. v u l g a ' r i s Pers. The common Quince Tree.
htenli/lcMmn. Vets. Syn., 2, p. 40. ; Doc. Prod., 2. p. 63S. ; Don’s Mill 2 r, BOO
807. Cydonia vulgàris.
Spec Chm;, f r . Leaves ovate, obtuse at the base, entire, tomentose beneath.
r o W n ” ® T ? \ “ "a T leafy. Stamens in one
h eZ e s h -T a plares and
S f v o ’t ? " ®»ft«®red indigenous in Britain. Height I5 f t.to 2 0 f t.
Cultivatetan 1S73. F low e rsw h ite ; May and June. Fruit lame of a fine
orange yellow ; ripe in November. ° ’
Varieties.
¥ f t ». 1 pyrifórmis Hort. — Fruit pear-shaped.
C. V. -2 malifórmis Hort. — F ruit apple-shaped.
X X V I. flO SA CEAÎ : CY D O N IA .
¥ c ® 3 lusitanica Du Ham. — Broader leaves, and larger fruit, than the
two preceding kinds ; and, being of more vigorous growth, it is
better adapted for being used as a stock for pears.
The quince is a low tree, with a crooked stem and tortuous rambling
hranches It is of moderately rapid growth when young ; attaining, in four
or five years, the heiglit of 6 or 8 fe e t; and, in ten or twelve years, the height
of 15 feet; after which it continues to increase in width of head only ; being
verv seldom found higher than 15 or 20 feet. , . .
The quince prefers a moist free soil, near water, and a situation open, but
sheltered In dry soil, neither the tree nor the fruit attains any size; and,
in situations exposed to high winds, the fruit will not remain on the tree till
ripe. Layers.
¥ 2. C. s i n e ' n s i s Thouin. The China Quince Tree.
IdenlifcaUon. Thouin Ann. Mus., 19. p. 145. t. 8. and 9 .; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 638. i Don's Mill., 2.
S r i T e f i t e o fth is tree in Arb. Brit., 1st edit., vol. vi. 1 and
Cÿdônia sinénsis.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves ovate, acuminated at both ends, acutely serrated,
when young a little villose, and when adult glabrous. Stipules oblong
linear, serrated ; the teeth glanded. Flowers rosy, becoming red. Calyx
glabrous ; its lobes serrulated, and a little leafy. Stamens in one row. Fruit
egg-shaped, large, hard, almost juiceless, and greenish. Seeds in each cell
about 30, with many abortive. (Dec. Prod.) A very handsome low tree,
very distinct in appearance from the common quince, from the shining surface
of its leaves, and the regular serratures of their margins. Chiua.
Height in China 20 f t . ; in England 10 ft. to 12 ft. Introduced in 1818.
Flowers white or pale red; May and June. Fruit egg-shaped, greenish,
hard, and nearly d ry ; ripe in October.
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