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months from the planting of the crown or offset. It 

 is therefore the most useful of all the pines. A sub- 

 variety called Ripley''s Queen is also excellent. 



The Blach Antigua has leaves armed with large 

 spines : ' the flowers are purple ; the fruit cylindrical, 

 averaging five pounds weight. It should be cut a little 

 before it be quite ripe. 



The Black Jamaica, or Old Jamaica.— In this variety 

 the spines on the leaves are small ; the flowers purple ; 

 the fruit oblong, averaging about four pounds. This is 

 an excellent kind, and is considered the best sort for 

 fruiting during the winter months.' 



The JSfeio Jamaica is rather an inferior kind, but is 

 pretty good when ripened ip the summer time. 



The Brown-leaved Sugar-loaf is a capital black va- 

 riety ; and the Enville a &howy and useful pine, with 

 large flat pips, and thd fruit often attaining a consider- 

 able size. 



The St: Vincent's, or,, as it is sometimes called, the 

 O-reen Olive, has middle-sized spines, purple flowers, 

 and pyramidal frujt, which average about two pounds 

 and a half. It succeeds well as a winter fruit. 



The White Providence has small spines, dark purple 

 flowers, and oblong fruit of a large size, averaging, when 

 well grown, seven pounds weight, and. sometimes ex- 

 ceeding twelve .pounds. The color of the fruit is at 

 first brownish-gray, but at ripening it becomes of a pale 

 yellow. ■ The pulp is yellow, melting, and abounds with 

 quick lively juice, but not equal in flavor to some of 

 the other kinds. 



The Trinidad is remarkable for the great size of its 

 fruit, which is said to attain sometimes to the weight 

 of twenty-six pounds. Its average is stated in the Hort. 



