PINE APPLES. 437 



Leaves beautifully striped with broad and narrow, 

 silver, cream, and pink coloured stripes. 



The plant is difficult to bring into a fruiting state, 

 requiring from ten to twenty years, or probably more ; 

 even without fruit, this Pine deserves to be cultivated on 

 account of its great beauty. 



Striped-leaved varieties of Pine are materially affected 

 by cultivation ; those which are grown in a close pit, 

 heated w r ith dung, never being so rich in their colours 

 as if grown in an airy stove, where the pit is heated with 

 bark. 



34. SURINAM. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 91. 



Leaves long, narrow, mealy ; spines coarse. Fruit 

 oval, deep orange when ripe ; pips prominent, flesh 

 pale yellow, of a pretty good flavour. 



Weight from three to four pounds. 



35. WAVED-LEAVED. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 94. Pom. 

 Mag. 1. 1. 



Leaves large, flaccid, spreading, wavy, stained with 

 dull purple. Fruit oblong, or tun-shaped, dull yellow ; 

 pips projecting, pointed, flesh yellow, transparent, 

 very delicate, juicy, extremely pleasant. 



Weight from two to three pounds. 



36. WELBECK SEEDLING. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 95. 

 Cockscomb. Ib. 



Crown. Ib. 



Leaves long, narrow, sharp-pointed, of a light green ; 

 spines wide and coarse. Fruit cylindrical, or oval, pale 

 yellow when ripe ; pips large, flat. Flesh pale yellow, 

 of a pretty good flavour. 



Weight from three to four pounds. 



37- WHITE PROVIDENCE. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 57- 



Mealy-leaved Providence. Ib. 



New Providence. Ib. 



Providence. Speechly. 



Leaves very large, long, and broad, having a purplish 

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