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and old varieties are constantly being dropped from the 

 catalogues, and others, with different names, substituted. 

 Amongst the most prominent of these sub-varieties are the 

 following : 





Carter's Champion Recently introduced. Represented 

 as one of the largest and finest of the forcing varieties. 



Coleshill. A recent sort, measuring on 

 the average twenty inches in length. With 

 the exception of the neck, which is short and 

 handsome, the fruit is perfectly cylindrical. 

 The skin is smooth, pale green, and thickly 

 covered with bloom. Hardy, productive, 

 and of excellent quality. 



Conqueror of the West. Eighteen to 

 twenty inches in length. It is a fine prize 

 sort, and succeeds well in open culture. 



CuthilVs Black Spine. Six to nine 

 inches in length, hardy, early, and produc- 

 tive. An excellent sort for starting in a 

 hot-bed. Fruit very firm and attractive. 



The Doctor. Sixteen to eighteen inches 

 in length, and contracted towards the stem 

 in the form of a neck. In favorable seasons, 

 it will attain a good size if grown in the 

 open ground. Crisp, tender, and well fla- 

 vored. 



Eggleston's Conqueror. "Very prolific, 

 good for forcing, of fine flavor, hardy, and a 

 really useful sort. Specimens have been 

 grown measuring twenty -eight inches in 

 length, nine inches and a half in circumfer- 

 ence, and weighing five pounds." 



Fianigctn's Prize. An old, established va- 

 riety ; having been grown in England up- 

 wards of thirty years. Length fifteen inches. cuciISr! 



