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THE OTAHEITE PINE-APPLE. 



Otaheite Pine. Hort. Soc. Fruit Cat. no. 52. 

 Anson's Pine, of some Gardens. 



This very valuable variety of the Pine- Apple 

 was raised from seed at Shugborough, the seat of 

 Lord Anson, whence it has also been called the 

 Anson's Pine; but as there is already an Anson's 

 Queen, it is thought more advisable to adopt the 

 name of Otaheite, — a very absurd one, but by 

 which it is better known, — in order to avoid con- 

 fusion. 



The great merits of this variety are — firstly, its 

 very remarkable beauty ; secondly, its early period 

 of bearing fruit ; thirdly, its readiness to swell well ; 

 and fourthly, its excellent qualities as a high- 

 flavoured kind. The plants also occupy less space 

 than most Pines, in consequence of the erect di- 

 rection of their leaves. 



Well-grown fruit will weigh about four pounds ; 

 the heaviest yet produced has been something under 

 eight pounds. 



Leaves unusually erect, narrow, regularly and 

 rather strongly serrated, yellowish green, not parti- 

 cularly glaucous ; serratures yellowish, with brown 

 tips. 



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