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ness and flavour. The Bipley and Moscow Queens are 

 distinct varieties of this, and both good. 



SMOOTH-LEAVED CAYENNE. Taken as a whole, this 

 is the finest pine I know for supplying ripe fruit from 

 October till May, and is the most generally useful 

 variety in cultivation. It swells more freely, and is 

 more juicy in winter, than any other pine that I have 

 grown, and its flavour is excellent. The habit of the 

 plant is somewhat taller than the Queen, and more 

 spreading, with very broad, brittle, dark-green leaves. 

 It is a large and handsome fruit, and, when well swelled, 

 weighs a pound for every pip in depth. Colour a rich 

 yellow, shape slightly conical ; when swelled to its 

 best it is rather barrel-shaped. This splendid pine has 

 taken a high position in most collections. For some 

 time spurious smooth-leaved varieties were thrown on 

 the market for this one, and in consequence it fell into 

 considerable disrepute; but it has now fairly established 

 its deservedly high position among pines. It should 

 be in all collections. 



BLACK JAMAICA. Tall and erect in growth, a certain 

 fruiter, medium size, with large flat pips, rather dull in 

 colour, very high flavoured, probably the highest flav- 

 oured winter pine in cultivation ; but some object to 

 its hardness of flesh, and prefer the Smooth Cayenne 

 on account of the melting juiciness of the latter. Still 

 there can be no doubt of the excellence of the flavour 

 of this variety, and a few of it should be cultivated 

 wherever winter pines are esteemed. 



WHITE PROVIDENCE. A strong and tall-growing 

 variety. Leaves very broad, and covered with down. 

 It yields the largest fruit of any variety in cultivation. 

 Globular in form, with very large flat pips. Flavour 

 quite second-rate. It is an easily-grown and free- 



