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THE RIPLEY PINE. 



Ripley, or Old Ripley. Speechly^s Treatise, p. 252. Hort. 

 Cat. no. 70. 



We represent this Pine for the sake of settling, 

 by a good figure and description, a disagreement 

 among Gardeners respecting it. 



It has been long known that a Pine cultivated 

 upon the E-ipley estate, in Jamaica, has in that 

 island the reputation of far surpassing all other 

 sorts; but it has not been clearly pointed out to 

 which of two Pines cultivated in England, under 

 the name of the Ripley and the Ripley Queen, this 

 character should be ascribed. We therefore take 

 this occasion of stating, that while the fruit now 

 represented deserves great credit as an excellent 

 variety, the Ripley Queen is that to which the pre- 

 ference is undoubtedly to be given. The latter is 

 very like a common Queen, but distinguishable in 

 foliage, and superior in flavour. 



This is one of that tribe which Gardeners call 

 the Black, and very different from the Queen 

 tribe. It is an excellent variety for winter forcing, 

 and well deserving general cultivation. It is easily 

 known by the great quantity of mealiness upon the 

 pips. 



It has been received at the Horticultural So- 

 ciety's Garden, under the name of the Montserrat, 



