480 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



Crown Prince. Large, conical ; quality very .good to best. An 

 old English variety grown to limited extent in lower Florida. 



Enville. Medium to large, oblong, with broadened tuft at top; 

 quality very good. An old English variety long grown under glass. 

 Considerably grown in Florida and the West India Islands. 



Jamaica, Black. Large to very large; oblong; color dark yellow. 

 Commercial in lower Florida. 



Kew (Kew Mammoth}. Very large, conical, yellow; quality 

 best. A dessert variety much prized for home use in Florida. 



Pernambuco. Small to medium, oblong; color yellow; quality 

 best. A dessert variety prized for local use. Brazil. 



Porto Rico. Large to very large, roundish; yellow when fully 

 ripe; quality fair to good. A vigorous growing plant producing the 

 largest fruit. A good shipping variety. 



Queen (Egyptian Queen). Medium, conical; color yellow. Flesh 

 very juicy, of exquisite flavor, and a good keeper. One of the oldest 

 seedlings developed under glass in England. Next to the Red Spanish 

 it is the leading variety of the Keys and lower Florida. 



Ripley Queen. Medium, conical; color yellow; quality very good. 

 Commercial in lower Florida. 



Smooth Cayenne. Large, somewhat conical; color dark orange. 

 Flesh yellow, rich, highly flavored; a very juicy variety and a good 

 shipper. Plant robust and nearly free from thorns. 



Spanish, Red. This at present is most extensively grown in 

 Florida. Size medium, short, rounded, with large pips of dark color, 

 changing to a reddish brown when fully ripe. Flesh subacid, juicy, 

 good. One of the hardiest varieties, and an excellent one for crossing 

 with the larger fruiting varieties. 



White Antigua. Medium, oblong; color light yellow; quality 

 very good. Becoming commercial for shed culture in Florida. 



THE POMEGRANATE. 



This species (Punica gmnatum) is grown for both fruit and orna- 

 mental planting. 



For ornament the double-flowering varieties are mainly planted in 

 the South and on the west coast. The dwarf variety Punica 

 nana of Linnaeus is used as a pot plant at the North, but in the South 



