Close-up red flowers of the Chaenomeles, the ornamental quince

Young women in festive dress celebrate their 15th birthday, the Quinceanera or Quince, capital Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Central America

Chateau Brissac Castle, Brissac-Quince, Angers, department of Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe

Chateau Brissac Castle, Brissac-Quince, Angers, department of Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe

This teenage girl is a quinceanera about to celebrate her 15th birthday (quince anos) in rural Barigua east of Baracoa, Eastern Cuba, Cuba

This teenage girl is a quinceanera about to celebrate her 15th birthday (quince anos) in rural Barigua east of Baracoa, Eastern Cuba, Cuba

A Quinceanera a young girl having her portrait taken as part of celebrating her fifteenth (Quince Anos) birthday, Havana, Cuba

Rose (Rosa sp) on a small house surrounded by vineyards, Brissac-Quince, Maine-et-Loire, France

Harvest quince 'Bourgeaud' (or Bourgeault) in a wheelbarrow. Quince 'Bourgeault': Old variety, smaller than the classic 'Monstrous Vranja', but more fragrant. Spelling of the variable name.