. Catalogue for fall 1900. Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Rochester Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Bourgeat Quince.—See cut.—This is the most remarkable of all quinces. There is no other variety which grows so vigorously, and there is no other variety of fruit which will keep so long in. perfect condition. Trees of this quince grow as rapidly as an apple tree and attain the size and sharse of an apple tree, while most quinces grow in the form of a bush. The Bourgeat quince bears at an early age, prodvicing large crops of exceedingly large and handsome frui
. Catalogue for fall 1900. Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Rochester Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Bourgeat Quince.—See cut.—This is the most remarkable of all quinces. There is no other variety which grows so vigorously, and there is no other variety of fruit which will keep so long in. perfect condition. Trees of this quince grow as rapidly as an apple tree and attain the size and sharse of an apple tree, while most quinces grow in the form of a bush. The Bourgeat quince bears at an early age, prodvicing large crops of exceedingly large and handsome fruit, of a rich golden color. "While it ripens soon after the Orange it keeps till past midwinter when desired, or it is ready to use at once on maturity. This is a remarkable characteristic, since ordinary quinces are of a perishable nature. The crop can be held in the hands of the grower or in the hands of the purchaser until the market suits his fancy. It has so far proved to be free from leaf blight, the leaves keeping green until killed by frost. Three bushels of fruit have been gathered from a ten year eld tree. A lady writes that she finds it superior to all others for cooking quickly like apples. It has received first premium at the Massachu- setts Horticultural Society and other societies. You cannot make a mistake in planting this variety. Price for large trees, 50 cents; medium sized trees, 35 cents each. Alaska Quince.— The. ORANGE QUINCE, REDUCED SIZE. Orange Quince— Every one is well ac- quainted with the Orange quince, a good old variety that never disappoints the planter—good for home use and for market, and more largely planted than any other variety. Its large, golden yel- low fruit of fine qual- ity is to be seen in more or less quan- tities in nearly every garden or orchard every season, as it rarely fails to pro- duce a Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabili
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