PINE-APPLE. 347 



VARIETIES. 



1. ANTIGUA Q,UEEN. Lindley. 



Fruit large, oval ; pips large and prominent ; flesh deep 

 yellow, rich, and highly-flavored. 



2. BLACK ANTIGUA. Brown Antigua. Neill. Lindley. 

 Leaves of a brownish tinge, with strong prickles ; fruit 



shaped like the frustum of a pyramid, but somewhat oval, 

 of a large size ; flesh pale yellow, and high-flavored. 



3. BLACK JAMAICA. Neill. Lindley. 



The fruit is large, pyramidal, brownish yellow ; flesh 

 deep yellow, and high-flavored. 



4. ENVILLE. Cockscomb. Lindley. 



The fruit is pyramidal, or oval-oblong, of medium size, 

 deep orange ; flesh pale yellow, and well-flavored. 



5. MONTSERRAT. Indian Black Pine. Neill. Lind. 

 The leaves are broad, long, recurved ; fruit roundish- 

 ovate ; color pale; pips angular; flesh pale yellow, very 

 sweet, and high-flavored. 



6. NEW BLACK JAMAICA. Lindley. 



The leaves are long; the fruit is large, pyramidal, dark 

 brown ; flesh pale yellow, rich, and very high-flavored. 



7. WHITE PROVIDENCE. New Providence. Loud. Lind. 

 The leaves are very large arid long; the fruit is the 



largest of all pines, oval-oblong; flesh very pale, sweet, 

 and juicy. Weight from six to fourteen pounds. 



8. Q,UEEN. Old Queen, Narrow-leaved Queen. Lind. 

 Neill. 



Esteemed the handsomest kind; fruit of medium size; 

 oval form, of a gold color; flesh yellow, juicy, and sweet, 

 with a very pleasant acid. 



9. RUSSIAN GLOBE. Lindley. 



Fruit large, oval, dark orange ; the flesh yellow, rich, 

 and high-flavored. A very excellent fruit. 



CULTIVATION AND SOIL. The pine-apple is propagated 

 by seeds only for obtaining new varieties ; but generally 

 from suckers, or else from the crowns or excrescences 

 growing on the fruit. The most suitable soil appears to 

 be a mixture of good loam, or with a suitable proportion 



