64 BEPOET ON THE VARIETIES OF CUCUMBER. 



6. Kirklees Hall Defiance . . . Wm. Dkax. 



This is a very handsome fruit, 15 inches long, an4 bears con- 

 siderable resemblance to the preceding; biif it is more purelj^ of 

 the Sion House race, and is not of so dark a colour as Kenyans 

 Improved. It was considered the second best of the \vhite- 



spined Sion House race. 



Bohinson^s White Spine (Wood & Ingram) is synonymous 



with this ; and Great Britain (Charlwood & Cummins) is similar, 

 but inferior to it. 



7. Sir Colin Campbell . . Ohablwood & Cummins, 



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Fruit resembling Kenyon's Improved, from which it is dis* 



tinguished by having black spines ; and were it not for this 



character, there would not be any other to distinguish 'them. 



It is inferior to Kenyon's Improved. Synonymous with this are 



General Canrohert (Tiley), Eohinson's Black Spine (Wood & 

 Ingram). 



Class IL— FRUIT GLAUCOUS. 



In this class the fruit is clothed with a thick glaucous bloom, 

 and its surface beset with more or less prominent raamillsej 

 which are surmounted with spines ; in its young state it is longi- 

 tudinally furrowed. 



1. Spines Btaclc. 



TiLET. 



8. Dr. Livingstone 



Fruit 17 inches long, even, straight, slender, and handsome, not 

 at all furrowed, and with small mamillae, surmounted with short 

 stout very black spines ; neck scarcely discernible, smooth for 

 four inches from the stalk. The plant is an extraordinary 

 bearer, and the fruit is of a fine dark -green colour. This was 

 pronounced the best of all the black-spined varieties. 



Cutliiir$ Black Spine (Cuthill) is similar to this, but is 

 coarsely ribbed, and has large prominent mamillse. The same 

 remark applies to Masters' Viridissima (Masters'). Eoman 

 Emperor [Batt, Rutley, & Silverlock) bears a close resemblance 

 to Dr. Livingstone, and is an excellent Cucumber. 



9. Frogmore Frame ..... C. Turner. 



Fruit 14 inches long, straight, small, and slightly furrowed, and 

 covered with numerous raamillae, which are surmounted with 

 black spines ; neck thick and tapering, about 3 inches long. 



