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flesh liard and strina^y, and sometimes not well fla- 

 voured. ** 1 had half a dozen plants of the kind 

 I here describej from London, by the name of tJie 

 King Pine. 



It is smooth, dark or bluish-green leaved ; grows 

 pretty uprigiit, and very strong. The pips or pro- 

 tuberances are square, and as large as those of the 

 Antigua ; and in a well set fruit, are six or seven 

 row^s in depth. The fruit is dark-coloured until it 

 begin to ripen off. When ripe, it is a light yellow 

 inside, very juicy, and high-flavoured. It is tan- 

 kard-shaped, and grows to a large size j often as 

 large as the Antigua. 



2. The Queen. 

 This is the hardiest kind we have, and that best 

 adapted for a general crop^ It may be termed 

 middle-sized. It is a large fruit that weighs three 

 pounds. It is tankard-shaped, and golden coloured ^ 

 the pips moderately large, and in a well set fruit 

 there are eight or nine row^s in depth. The plant 

 grows stiff and upright ; the leaves prickly, and 

 thickly serrated ; very mealy on the under sides 

 when the plant is healthy. The fruit should always 

 be cut when it has attained a grecnish-ycUow co- 

 lour ; for if allow^ed to stand till dead ripe, it loses 

 much of its flavour. 



3. TJie Black Antigua. 

 The leaves are brownish-green, long and falling ^ 

 the prickles strong, and thinly set. The pips are 

 square and very large, often an inch over j and in » 



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