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have been grown measuring twenty-eight inches 

 in length, nine inches and a half in circumfer- 

 ence, and weighing five pounds." 



Flanigan's Prize. An old, established va- 

 riety ; having been grown in England upwards 

 of thirty years. Length fifteen inches. 



Giant of Arnstadt. Length twenty-four 

 inches ; fine rich color, and productive. 



Henderson s Number One Black-spined. 

 Length seventeen inches, straight and even. 

 Color deep and fine. Of a hundred and 

 eighteen varieties fruited at the Chiswick 

 Gardens, England, this proved one of the 

 best. 



Hunter's Prolific. Length eighteen inches. 

 Very crisp and excellent, but requires more 

 heat than most other varieties. Spines white ; 

 fruit covered with a good bloom, and not 

 liable to turn yellow at the base. 



Improved Sion House. This variety has 

 received many prizes in England. Not only 

 is it well adapted for the summer crop, but it 

 succeeds remarkably well when grown under 

 glass. 



Irishman. Length twenty-two to twenty- 

 five inches. Handsome, and excellent for ex- The JSS r '~ Cu ~ 

 hibition. 



Lord Kenyan's Favorite. Length twelve to eighteen 

 inches. A fine sort for winter forcing. 



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Manchester Prize. This, like the Nepal, is one of the 

 largest of the English greenhouse prize varieties. It some- 

 times measures two feet in length, and weighs twelve pounds. 

 In favorable seasons it will attain a large size in open cul- 

 ture, and sometimes perfect its seed. 



