THE FORCING GARDEN. 



well swelled fruit, become almost flat. The form of 

 the fruit is rather square than tankard-shaped ; of a 

 dark colour until it ripen off; pale-yellow inside ; 

 and very juicy and high-flavoured. It grows to a 

 very large size, sometimes, as is said, to four or five 

 pounds in weight. 



4. The Brown Sugar Loaf. 

 The leaves of this kind are very much like those 

 of the Antigua, only they grow more upright, and 

 not quite so long. The fruit is also dark-coloured be- 

 fore it ripens off; the pips are large and flat ; and 

 it is broad at the base, and tapering like a sugar- 

 loaf. It grows to a large size, but is not so juicy as 

 the Antigua. 



5. The prickly striped Sugar Loaf. 

 The leaves are green, striped with purple, upright, 

 and prickly like those of the Queen. The pips and 

 fruit also grow much of the same size with it, only 

 that the latter is tapered like a sugar loaf. The fruit, 

 in colour and flavour, resembles that of the Queen ; 

 and the plant is more hardy than most other kinds. 



6. The smooth striped Sugar Loaf. 

 The same as the last in all respects, only that the 

 leaves have no prickles, and are somewhat of a dark- 

 er shining green. 



7. The Montserrat. 



The leaves of this sort are of a brownish-green, 

 strong, upright, and tall ; and the prickles are strong, 



