Quinces prefer a rich clay soil. The roots like a firm, tenacious sub-soil and rich top soil, with the exception of the Chinese, which flourishes upon light, sandy land. The Chinese is a large, globular, orange-shaped quince. The fruit is of larger size than the other sorts, but the number produced is less than the good old standard Angers, which is pear shaped, and Champion, which is apple shaped. These last two are perfectly hardy and long-lived. The trees will live and bear for years on abandoned places, with the soil around them over grown with sedge grass and coarse weeds. This much is said for their constitution, not that such treatment is advocated for any fruit tree. The hardiness of the quince makes it very valuable for hedges. Quince trees are very hardy, take up less room than any other trees, unless it be the plum, and are very easy to pro pagate. Yearling trees are best, but two or even three year olds bear transplanting admirably. Trees fruit the fourth year. Well rooted scions, or side shoots, may be taken off and set out each year. They will make fine trees. This self-propaga tion is decidedly in its favour, as from a few quince trees, bought from the nursery, an orchard may be established. Quince orchards are comparatively rare, when they should be given a place upon farms in all sections, liven a few trees are profitable, small and large orchards proportionately more so. The fruit has ever been considered one of the most valuable of all kinds of jelly making, preserving and canning. In fact, the quince is an ideal fruit for housekeepers. It ripens at the close of summer and beginning of autumn, when the rush of summer work is over. Housekeepers have time to handle quinces then, and as the heat of summer is over, the preserves, jellies, and canned fruit arc sure to keep well. The edible qualities ot the quince are not so much to speak of in the uncooked state, but the flavour and quality when cooked cannot be surpassed. It is sugary and sweet. What curious animals with wings form part of n manly exercise '■ —Bata.
