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CHAP. III. Cydonia.
THe Quince is of some variety, differing chiefly from each other in the fruits, the most common is
The English Apple-Quince-tree, this is full of Burs and Bunches, the Fruit unequal, covered with a white Cotton before it be ripe, but then yellow, of a harsh taste, and often stony.
The Portugal Apple Quince is a large fruit, yellow, and apt to be full of chops, so tender that it may be eaten raw.
The Portugal Pear-Quince is fair, large, Pear fashioned, and yel∣low, excellent either to bake or preserve.
The Barberry Quince is as good as the Portugal, but lesser, both in the tree and fruit.
The Lions Quince is fair, large, and of a deep yellow colour, the sides ribbed, with a deep hollow crown.
The Brunswick Quince is a good fruit, large, round, and whiter than any of the former.
These Quinces are easily raised by Suckers, Layers, or Cuttings, as hath been said for the raising of stocks: they prosper best in a moist soil, and bear much better and fairer fruits, if planted on a wall: you may graft one kind upon another, and such grafted trees will soon come to bear abundantly.