. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. II L ich llU The a n oi ol the fiuit is untries than m cold Though com m the Quince has been esteemed for irs for the making of marmalade. Quince manniilade is more freely manufactured in Eu- rope than in America. Quinces arc chiefly canned in the United States, although the juice is used in flavoring various m
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. II L ich llU The a n oi ol the fiuit is untries than m cold Though com m the Quince has been esteemed for irs for the making of marmalade. Quince manniilade is more freely manufactured in Eu- rope than in America. Quinces arc chiefly canned in the United States, although the juice is used in flavoring various manufactured fruit products and in making jelly, lioiled Quinces, served hut with cream or butter aiid sugar, make an esocllent dessert. The best soil for Quinces in New York state is a heavy, moist, retentive clay loam. Contrary to popu- grounu Ciopi, I 1 during ' ,111111 I liia-eof Liuiied tu pi 1 Mil 1 t li III fiost injury er Frequciiih ih ti m weakened by surface routs In I iin. c over crops to Iicissil ilit\ til ulii li 111 be easily in- nli li '1 1 1 spring tooth harrow ' lieins or buckwheat, 111 jilants Aside from I I ^ n us and mineral fertil- I I II 1 1 I iiiui tneness maj be accepted 111 I I pi fertilizer treatment If the 1 i| I I 1 iin^ard manure, supplement it II mil I IS potnsh and phosphoric acid. I I 1 i 1 r d 111 tlip fill or early spring. \ liii 1 t mil 1 .1 11 . il thty should 11 111 ill 1 I I I 1 11 111 111. the growing llii II itiii il I nil it til i^iiiii I til IS vase-shaped, or globul ir \\ ith Little tr uning is needed. Prun- ing is of two kinds that which removes diseased, interfering or superfluous branches and that w*liich influences more diiectlj the quantity and quality of the fiuit The latter consists of "heading m" strong-grow- ing shoots each \ear Heading in should be performed duiing late winter or early soring ^\ hether this s\sttni shill be f irried on rigidly jear after vear will 1 r of the growth It is also to be li rtenmg of t
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