the Heaton House Montserrat, and Indian Black 

 Pine ; and appears to be occasionally grown under 

 the erroneous name of the Brown Sugar-Loaf. 



The following description has been made in the 

 Horticultural Society's Garden by Mr. James Dun- 

 can : — 



Leaves broad, rather long, and slightly re- 

 curved, dark green, much tinged with reddish 

 brown ; mealy on both surfaces ; spines in the 

 middle degree of strength, and irregular; margins 

 a little reflexed, and sometimes slightly waved. 



Flowers dark purple. 



Fruit roundish-ovate, slightly compressed at 

 either end ; before ripening, very deep green, and 

 thickly covered with farina on the middle part of the 

 pips; when ripe, of a pale copper colour. Pips 

 rather above the middle size, generally regularly 

 angular, and rather prominent. Scales covering 

 about one half, and terminating in a lengthened 

 apex. Flesh pale yellow, opaque, very sweet and 

 rich, firm and crisp, not stringy, and of a very agree- 

 able flavour. 



Crown about the middle size, deeply stained 

 with dark red. 



