PINE APPLES. 431 



Weight from four to five pounds. 



2. ANTIGUA QUEEN. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 60. 

 Leaves light brown, mottled, and very mealy ; spines 



coarse. Fruit oval, pips large, prominent. Flesh deep 

 yellow, rich, and highly flavoured. 

 Weight from four to five pounds. 



3. BLACK ANTIGUA. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 3. 

 Brown Antigua. Ib. No. 4. 



Leaves long, narrow, dark green, shaded with purple, 

 mealy ; spines coarse. Fruit large, somewhat oval ; pips 

 large, prominent. Flesh pale yellow, high-flavoured. 



Weight from four to six pounds. 



4. BLACK JAMAICA. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 42. 

 Jamaica. Ib. 



Leaves long, narrow, dark green, mottled, and tinged 

 with brownish purple. Fruit large, pyramidal, of a 

 brownish yellow when ripe ; pips prominent. Flesh 

 deep yellow, very highly flavoured. 



Weight from three to four pounds. 



5. BLOOD RED. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 13. 

 Blood. Ib. 



Claret. Ib. 



Leaves large, broad, dark coloured ; spines large, 

 wide. Fruit oval, flattened at the top ; pips red, rather 

 flat. Flesh pale yellow. 



Weight from four to five pounds. 



Although the flesh is pale, the pips contain juice as 

 red as blood. 



6. BROWN SUGAR-LOAF. Speedily. 



Leaves broad, dark green, tinged with brown, mealy ; 

 spines regular. Fruit oval, dull reddish orange ; pips 

 large. Flesh deep yellow, high flavoured. 



Weight from three to five pounds. 



7. BROWN-LEAVED SUGAR-LOAF. Hort. Soc. Cat. 

 No. 81. 



. Striped Brown Sugar-loaf. Ib. 



