Quince cultureAn illustrated hand-book for the propagation and cultivation of the quince with descriptions of its varieties, insect enemies, diseases, and their remedies . es are (piite small; or, if large, whenblown over, without delay. CHAPTER X. PROPAGATION OF TH2 QUINCE. The quince maybe multiplied from s3eJ;, cuttings,and layers. The seed of a sp3cies will always produce itskind, but the seed of a variety is uncertain. If propa-gated from layers or cuttings, or by grafting or bud-ding, the trees will always b3 of the same varicty us theparent tree. 1. Propagation by Seeds.—All the re33.::
Quince cultureAn illustrated hand-book for the propagation and cultivation of the quince with descriptions of its varieties, insect enemies, diseases, and their remedies . es are (piite small; or, if large, whenblown over, without delay. CHAPTER X. PROPAGATION OF TH2 QUINCE. The quince maybe multiplied from s3eJ;, cuttings,and layers. The seed of a sp3cies will always produce itskind, but the seed of a variety is uncertain. If propa-gated from layers or cuttings, or by grafting or bud-ding, the trees will always b3 of the same varicty us theparent tree. 1. Propagation by Seeds.—All the re33.:: v: .:i.:3 56 QUlKCE CULTrKE. of merit seem to bo chance seedlings, which suggests thatseed should be selected from the be^t spocimens of thechoicest varieties, there may be still farther im-provement. Quince seed for planting should never beallowed to get thoroughly dried before it is planted. Ifnot convenient to plant when taken from the fruit,preserve it in moist sand till spring, when, in a well-prepared seed-bed, it should be covered two or threeinches deep, and treated as other seedlings. Any onedesiring to improve the quince by seedlings will do well. Fig. 26.—LAYERING. to study the theories of Yun Mons, of Belgium, andKnight, of England, as described by Downing. 2. Propagation by Layers.—Tt is a very simpleoperation to bend down a limb, an 1 keep it covered withmoist earth till it is rooted, and then cut it from theparent tree. If the bent branch is partly cut off or slitup under a bad, or twisted like a wifclie at the lowestpoint, it will help both the bending and ro;)tin^:. A wiretwisted around the layer jast below the bottom bad i:ithe ground, and holes punched through above and below PROPAGATION OF THE QUINCE. 57 the wire, may help ; or tlio holes may be made throughthe layer in the buried portion to stimulate its rootingfrom the callus of the wounds. The bark is sometimescut nearly around tiie layer just below a bud, and Ijits ofwood removed below tliis
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