. The American fruit culturist. Fig. 784.—Neglected Quince-Tree. THE QUINCE. 581. Fig. 785.—UntrimmedQuince Bush. the following spring, so that the whole of the stem and thebase of all the shoots will be covered three or four inchesdeep. Roots will be thrown out during the same season, andthese rooted shoots are separated from the plant in the autumnfor transplanting in rows. The stoolsare well cultivated and dressed with ma-nure the following season, and will pro-duce another crop of shoots the secondyear. As each stool yields a crop inalternate seasons, there should be twosets, so that an an
. The American fruit culturist. Fig. 784.—Neglected Quince-Tree. THE QUINCE. 581. Fig. 785.—UntrimmedQuince Bush. the following spring, so that the whole of the stem and thebase of all the shoots will be covered three or four inchesdeep. Roots will be thrown out during the same season, andthese rooted shoots are separated from the plant in the autumnfor transplanting in rows. The stoolsare well cultivated and dressed with ma-nure the following season, and will pro-duce another crop of shoots the secondyear. As each stool yields a crop inalternate seasons, there should be twosets, so that an annual supply may beobtained. The quince is extensively propagatedby cuttings, both in raising stocks andtrees for fruiting. The details of theoperation are described on pages 24 and 25 of this work. The soil for the quince should be deep and rich, such aswill raise good corn and potatoes, and should be kept well cultivated. An application of goodmanure should be made every yearor two, and a thin sprinkling ofsalt over the surface in spring hasoften been found beneficial. Dire
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