Quince

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Cydonia Japonica

Cydonia Japonica - Varieties of these are numerous, though many are much alike, Among the best are Knap Hill Scarlet, with large crimson-scarlet flowers; nivalis, the best pure white; albo-cincta, in which they are tinted pink; coccinea, bright scarlet; princeps, glowing crimson; umbilicata, bright pink and one of the best, its flowers thickly clustered and yet well distributed; Moerloosei, crimson-scarlet; rosea, rosy-pink; sulphurea, pale creamy-yellow; and cardinalis, deep purplish-crimson. New continental forms are Baltzii, with rosy-red flowers on the new wood; Mallardi, rosy flowers edged with white; Gaugardi, salmon-red; semperflorens, with a very long succession of bright red flowers; and macrocarpa and Columbia, remarkable for their large fruits, which in the last kind sometimes measure 10 inches in circumference. There are beside several kinds of distinct habit, useful for planting in the rock garden where the larger kinds would be out of place, and yet where the trailing shoots show to perfection. These are C. Sargenti, from the mountains of Japan, with a semi-prostrate habit and rather small, bright red flowers borne very freely. C. Pygmaea is only 2 feet high, of a more erect habit, and so near C. Maulei in appearance and color of its orange-salmon flowers that it is supposed to have come from that kind. C. Simonii, a seedling form of C. japonica, is of prostrate habit, with large blood-red flowers of rich effect in the rock garden.

Cydonia Sinensis

Cydonia Sinensis - d C. Cathayensis are kinds of minor interest seen only in botanical collections, but a word may be said as to C. vulgaris, the Common Quince, a native of Europe, which, though grown chiefly for its fruit, is a charming tree for the lawn, especially when old. In spring it bears large bluish-pink flowers, and in autumn is again attractive with its large golden fruits. The pear-shaped variety is the most ornamental, the branches of well-laden trees sweeping gracefully to the turf.

Maule's Quince

Maules Quince (Cydonia Maulei) - This differs in its smaller growth, smaller foliage, spiny branches, smaller flowers, and also in the fruits, which are more deeply grooved, turn to a bright golden color with ruddy cheeks, and are strongly scented. The plant has shown far less variation than the Japan Quince, but there are a few named forms, and other good seedlings distinct in color are now in cultivation. The best variety is superba, with flowers of a deeper, richer color than the bright orange-scarlet of the parent. This is a beautiful shrub of prostrate habit, covered with flowers in early May, and pretty again in autumn when loaded with its handsome apple-like fruits.