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quince (kwins), n Latin name: Cydonia oblonga; parts used: seeds, fruit; uses: diarrhea, gonorrhea, dysentery, thrush, sore throat, canker sores, gum conditions, possible treatment for cancer; precautions: pregnancy, lactation; seeds are toxic. Also called common quince or golden apple. quince see cydonia oblonga. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Flowering quince is Chaenomeles, that dense, thorny, spring-blooming shrub that comes in all those incomparably rich and tarty hot colors. While on the subject, you should consider planting flowering quinces (Chaenomeles), which are brilliantly blooming small trees that flower in red, salmon and coral colors in fall and winter. In "Not Everyone Wants to Go Whole Hog into Gardening," he suggests a landscape design featuring shrubs such as viburnums, flowering quinces, and skimmias, plus a few evergreens, bounded by simple plantings of daffodils, a hundred if you can afford them. |
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