Keywords: Lovett's illustrated catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees and plants for the autumn of 1891 (16814853420).jpg J T Lovett Co Quinces <br> QUINCES <br> Plant 10 feet apart each xoay; 435 per acre <br> The quince thrives best in a deep strong moist soil; although Fuller and Meech's Prolific will sue- <br> eeed In almost any kind the latter performing wonders in a soil of white leachy sand But all quinces <br> require thorough culture vigorous pruning and a free use of fertilizers Potash and salt are recommended <br> as a dressing for this fruit Its greatest enemy is the borer which must be diligently destroyed <br> Small trees by mail 3c each additional <br> A NEW QUINCE THE FULLER <br> From tne American Agriculturist January 1886 <br> Our associate Mr A S Fuller so widely known as a pomologlst brought us In October last some <br> specimens of a fine quince unlike any other we had seen Upon learning the history of this fruit we quite <br> agree with Mr Fuller that it is new and worthy to be added to the very small list of varieties Soon after <br> Mr Fuller removed to his present place at Ridgewood N J he noticed upon a neighboring farm a young <br> quince tree the fruit of which appeared to him to be unlike any of the well-known varieties The farmer <br> being willing Mr F took some cuttings of the tree and planted them The farm was soon after sold <br> to a gentleman from the city and in erecting a dwelling for the new-comer the masons carpenters and 42764492 136632 68527 Page 40 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/42764492 1891 10 5962/bhl title 68527 Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection ; J T Lovett Company ; J T Lovett Company Biodiversity Heritage Library Lovett's illustrated catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees and plants for the autumn of 1891 Catalogs Commercial catalogs Fruit J T Lovett Company Little Silver New Jersey Plants Ornamental Seeds Shrubs Trees U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 42764492 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/42764492 bhlGardenStories Quince j t lovett company little silver new jersey plants ornamental u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-04-01 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16814853420 2015-08-23 20 50 17 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Quinces Lovett's illustrated catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees and plants for the autumn of 1891 Photos uploaded from Flickr by FĂŚ using a script |