PINE APPLES VARIETIES. 



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the suckers were planted in August, they bloomed in April, and the fruit was ripe in 

 five months from the time of its first appearance. 



The pine apple holds the highest position on the dinner- table, and heads the lists 

 at fruit shows as a dessert fruit, its noble appearance, beautiful colour, superb aroma, 

 luscious juice, and rich sprightly flavour well sustaining its claim to the designation, 

 "king of fruits." Home-grown pine apples still hold the foremost place as the finest 

 and best, but their cultivation has been relinquished in many gardens in consequence 

 of imported fruits arriving in much fresher and higher condition than formerly, only 

 first-class British pine apples taking precedence in the markets. 



SELECT VARIETIES. 



BLACK JAMAICA. Fruit oval or pyramidal ; pips 

 medium, flat (when well grown), brownish or 

 bronzy yellow ; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, rich, 

 and excellently flavoured ; weight 3 to 5 pounds ; 

 plant rather tall and spreading. The best 

 winter fruiting variety for high quality ; keeps 

 well. 



CHARLOTTE EOTHSCHILD. Fruit large, cylindrical or 

 slightly barrel-shaped ; crown medium ; pips large, 

 flat, golden yellow ; flesh yellow, juicy, and richly 

 flavoured ; weight 7 to 10 pounds ; plant robust. 

 An excellent variety, either for summer or winter 

 fruiting, but requires strong heat, plenty of light, 

 and a dry atmosphere when ripening ; keeps 

 longer than Smooth-leaved Cayenne. 



ENVILLE. Fruit pyramidal, handsome; crown small ; 

 pips broad, flat, deep yellow or orange ; flesh pale 

 yellow, juicy, well flavoured in summer, with a 

 fine perfume ; weighs 3 to 6 or 7 pounds ; plant 

 free, sturdy, and fruits early ; an excellent pine 

 apple for market. Eaised at Enville Hall from 

 imported seed. 



HURST HOUSE (Fairrie's Queen). Fruit pyramidal; 

 pips prominent, pale yellow ; flesh melting, juicy, 

 and richly flavoured ; weight variable, but 

 remarkable for the size of the plants when these 

 are in good condition the fruit will weigh 5 to 

 7 pounds ; plant dwarf, compact, occupying little 

 room about 18 inches square ; useful where 

 space is limited for summer and autumn, but 

 does not mature in winter. Eaised at Hurst 

 House, near Liverpool, by Mr. Burden, and the 

 stock was purchased by Mr. Fairrie. 



LADY BEATRICE LAMBTON. Fruit conical or pyra- 

 midal; crown medium; pips broad, flattened, 

 orange, yellow furrows ; flesh pale yellow, juicy, 

 and richly flavoured ; weight 6 to 9 pounds (Mr. 

 Hunter, Lambton Castle gardens, has grown a 

 fruit of this variety weighing 11 pounds 7 

 ounces) ; valuable for winter or general fruiting. 

 It was raised by Mr. Stevenson at Lambton 

 Castle gardens, Durham, in 1860, from seeds of 

 Montserrat. 



LORD CARRINGTON. Fruit long-pyramidal; pips 

 medium, nearly flat, dark orange; flesh pale 

 yellow, tender, juicy, rich, and highly flavoured ; 

 weight 4 to 7 pounds ; flowers purple ; plant rather 

 tall, less so than Black Jamaica, to which section 

 it belongs ; an excellent variety for winter fruiting. 

 Brought into notice by Mr. Miles, Wycombe 

 Abbey gardens, Bucks. 



MONTSERRAT. Fruit pyramidal, sometimes cylin- 

 drical ; crown medium to large ; pips medium, 

 prominent, flattened in the centre, dark orange ; 

 flesh pale yellow, juicy, richly and highly fla- 

 voured ; weight 2 to 5 pounds ; plant rather tall 

 and spare, fruiting earlier than Black Jamaica, 

 with which it is sometimes confounded. 



PRINCE ALBERT. Fruit conical, small ; neat crown, 

 very handsome ; pips rather broad, flat, reddish 

 yellow ; flesh yellow, melting, juicy, and richly 

 flavoured ; weight 6 to 7 pounds ; plant a free 

 grower, excellent for summer and autumn. First 

 brought into notice by Messrs. Thomson, who 

 state that "when better known, this pine apple 

 will displace the Enville and Providence." 



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