Chaenomeles japonica

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Chaenomeles japonica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Chaenomeles japonica, Lindl. (Pyrus japonica, Thunb. Cydonia japonica, Pers. Chaenomeles lagenaria, Koidzumi). Japan Quince. Japonica. Fig. 889. Shrub, 3-6 ft., with spreading, spiny branches: lvs. ovate or oblong, acute, sharply serrate, glabrous, glossy above, 1 ½-3 in. long: fls. in 2-6-fld. clusters, scarle-red in the type, 1½-2 in. across: fr. globular or ovoid, 1½-2 in. high, yellowish green. March, April. China, Japan. R.B. 1:260. L.B.C. 16:1594. Gn. 33, p. 491; 40:126; 50, p. 106 (frs.); 71, p. 262 (habit). G.C.III. 34:434. B.H. l: 260 (frs.). R.H. 1876:330(fr.). G.M.35, suppl. Nov. 12. V. 4:38.—Many garden forms in all shades from white to deep scarlet, and also with double fls. Some of the best are the following: Var. ftlba, Lodd. Fls. white, blushed. L.B.C. 6:541. Var. albo-cincta, VanHoutte. Fls. white with pink margin. F.S. 14:1403. Var. albo-rosea, Spaeth. Fls. white, partly pink. G.W. 7:113. Var. atrosanguinea plena, Hort. Fls. deep scarlet, semi-double. Var. Baltzii, Spaeth. Fls. beautiful rosy pink, very floriferous. G.W. 7:113. Var. candida, Hort. Fls. pure white. Var. cardinalis, Carr. Fls. large, deep scarlet. R.H. 1872:330, f. 1. Var. eburnea, Carr. Fls. pure white, rather small. R.H. 1872:330, f. 4. Var. Gaujardii, Lem. Fls. salmon-orange. I.H. 7:260. Var. grandiflora, Rehd. (C. alba grandiflora, Carr.). Fls. nearly white, large. R. H. 1876:410. Gn. 13:144. Var. Mallardii, Carr. Fls. rose, bordered white. R.H. 1872:330, p. 2. I.H. 4:135. G.Z. 1:208. Var. Moerloosei, Versch. Fls. white, striped pink. I.H. 3:107. F.S. 5:510. Var. Papeleui, Lem. Fls. yellow, bordered pink. I.H. 7:260. Var. pendula, Temple & Beard, with slender, pendulous branches. Var. rosea plena, Hort. Fls. rose, semi- double. Var. rubra grandiflora, Hort. Fls. large, deep crimson. Var. sanguinea plena, Hort. Fls. scarlet, double. Var. serotina, Andre. Fls. in stalked leafy clusters in autumn. R.H. 1894, pp. 424, 425; 1903, p. 20. Var. Simonii, Andre. Fls. dark crimson, semi-double: low and upright. G.W. 7:113. Var. sulphurea, Hort. (var. sulphurea perfecta, Van Houtte). Fls. yellowish. Var. umbilicata, Sieb. & De Vries. With rose-red fls., and large frs. umbilicate at the apex. F.S. 5:510. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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