THE GARDENERS: CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
[Novemser 8, 1860. 
976 
when onal > Kar “from top-dressings or wat erings | Queen. 49. St riped Queen. 50. Silver-striped Queen. 
of wont _ The ere 18 an erroneous in current 51. Antigua Queen. 52. Blood Red. 
enough ye! 
Sok bor f eap ee OF SOR 
Stoves of different parts of England. It was imported 
by the Soriara onl Vincent’s. 
"a. GRE ANTIGUA PINE.— 
IA 
Green Ant 
n Antigua, Smooth Greek ae 
arlet, Daia Scarlet» rci Ananas sans épines, and Ananas Malabarica, of the 
Aiel me pe m and o S tes amount of fal i. SCARLET an yn. Se 
given to the Vine in the Vinery. Let any teata Frenc 
plant two Vines, one in & carri er” if he Lava remarkably long and flat, rather broad and flaccid, AR ves of this variety differ from the Havannah in bein, 
le: and the oth ee such as we recom yellowish green, often tinged with pale Las and almost dénstderably bern 3 and of a pale cout: “thay are aie 
i: of dest: Dow of mealiness; spines very <n far asunder, and | broader, more eel-shai ed and much ppc igs than a that 
mend; let the former he. lowed to ke a small| rather regular. Flowers large, dark rple, contra: Bima variety, and o ntirely destitute of 's Flow 
arriv whi oh te 
vigorous rae oP atiae cane the following summer. 
mple riment wou a help i 
and a , slightÌ acid 
Na whom it wa 
r. Barclay AAE 
who ETETEA it into 
rather a sw weet and 
from 3 to 5 Ibs., 
i earance 
some 
er ic a than that 
Nr equently used, and it has rather 
influence on the soil than indie But | pati 
Ti hink bones the best of all manure for Vines, tan] ; 
‘their own inherent richness aiid thetr abeorb ing power, 
do the roots of the 
— Syn. Waved-leaved, 
frequently we Vine | 
clinging tenacious! rs to them as well as passing right 
Site ri ps e Lets of health, sigs i there is | m 
A Vine Grow r 
anı 
e, flaccid, spreading, dark green, slightly 
‘and stained with “dull mule ; teeth reddish, 
are about 3 ro ong, 
PP as long 
rly destitute ek 
nent i toothed point Flesh 
aah oe m | Pow p eea very fre Oe AIN, and jui flavour 
sisted by our excellent extremely pleasant, with a slightly perceptible sad C 
f Basing Park, but, woody. Crown large, not disposed to become cock’s-co 
having appeared in a wo Seasihlëi to the majority of | Shaped, or to be proliferous. 
tical Gardeners , x little toes It is the great authority | First introduced into notice by Mr. 
Miller, of the 
© the time of its publication in the 
prac 
«upon the subject up t 
ear 1831.) 
briliant scarlet pn 
T 
Tike th 
S| not w 
‘sie 
ee green, when ripe Sia 
; nearly destitute ve 
ore | Providen: 
mb 
Bristol N Nursery ; but its origin is unknown. Readi ily | eq 
spin 
Fruit globular, sonetit Melin ni 5 
ning of a aul a er very thickly covered 
a ip ye Pi middle-si 
r large, leav OUS A 
ooth varieties, “its ‘quailty would 
‘utwoclusticn of mor ss than a Me few 
been imported both 
e other 
ant the 
plants into “y EN It has 
from Maran d St. Vincent’s. 
TRIP ving “sat delete -I iaaa SUGAR-LOAF PINE.— 
Syn.. Smooth Striped- -leated: Sui gar-loaf, Smooth-leaved 
Sugar-loaf. 
known 
spines, an and striped, with dull purple. The flowers are hita 
è lilac. e fruit is of the same form and aj 
the BID weantotled of Sugar-loaf. Flesh deep yellow, Townace 
ably soft, with sca: er Pa fibre or acidity, a littla e sweet but 
po dn a h nor jui Crown middle-sized, leaves very 
Er a 
Readily its ERN Shion are entirely destitute of 
his extremely worthless variety originated some 
time previous to ig tio twas: = jSpeeoiy s Ee na 
ost lost in the 
pÈ 
pl ON 
Mealy -leaved 
tlh keiki oe 
New Podia White Providence, 
ce, Ananas P; 
Leaves large, long, ad and spreading, Of a light bluish 
ur, sometimes boise witii a Pwoje shade and 
irregular. 
In order to facilitate their discrimination, I have 
-_ separated we kinds reputed to be species, which 
readily kno y their peculiar habit, and I have 
thea distributed sa the ‘varieties of Ananassa sativa, or | 
the tr ue Pin e Apples, in classes and peer charac- 
rom its peculiar habit, 
een considered in the work above quoted, as a 
8 
oe g 
®© 
K PINE.—Syn. King, Grass-Green King, 
rience mat permanent. After much co tion it | Common King, Old King, Havannah, Ananas viri s 
been determined i ced an different see Of | normis: of the French: 
‘ea 
which never acquire the rigid, erect character of the |° 
ae es! 
distinct species. It fruits in about-two years from the brio Boies Mees 
hanging to ellow. p: 
sometimes a little depressed in the centre. 
nearly half the pips, and terminating in Lo Soa a blunt ae 
sh white, opaque, sweet and juicy 
and rather a malting. 
d rather s| 
via sty Targo fruit of this ‘kind have been grown 
in viivii parts of the country, paro at al 
i | Mr. Baldwin e Cour r. Buchan, at 
12 — i 
i Ppa Aaike height; pi 
usual Tite is from 6 to 10 b and Tanie Da 
point of flavour, it is found to be erty improved by 
ure in the leaves as the prim: oy Be Sa beeen, Leaves rather long, somewhat broad and keel-shaped, 
because it is they th t mts in se margins destitute of spines and sometimes a little undulated, 
that na’ bit of the vari ised | of a clear shin: yellowish green, and entirely free 
eye will them thoat an nart 7 < ‘the ee e Ea dng Bh Sery peculiar, ‘he Centra leaves | 
fruit. formed are the least artifi force to separate them. Flowers purple. t cylindrical 
hat cou vered, for the form of fruit and | inclining to ovate, of a bright ol pra: before ripening, 
colour of the flowers, although excellent marks of dis- N pA ing Se ad o, Desh yellow, og ipl wee bogie 
tinction, separate varieties which are almost identical Crown 1 kiga avon penc i peaa che te this Gaathes 
8 this reason such charac ine, according ae artin in his Edition of 
have been admi ly of secondary importance. (Millers Dictionary, «was raised from seeds taken out | 
In order to render th gts arr Ae init n fruit which came from the ‘West Indies to 
tore de a tabular view Has been made ede the | Henry E Saath . 3? it is a very handsome middle 
a descriptions, and I would take the liberty | sized fruit, generally wei ‘om 3 to 4 lbs., but is 
ing those who m aa report | rath ardy in i matire It, and the other smooth 
ya ‘the ETEA of verifying their Pines, to consult the 
table before having recourse to the descriptions them- 
selves. 
meget ana e less water and more heat than 
the 
4. arer SHERWI nck STRIPED GLOBE Prxz.—Syn. Fisher- 
| wick Eia E Globe. 
The 
| preference to “tat "el Providence given it by S ) 
| in contradistinction to Green Pro Sibi 
10. Gre EN JAY. A PINE.— 
Th. peli a Java, 
palis' h green 
bluish purple. 
ret Tehing tr rat ara 4 to 5 lbs. ; before ripening light green, 
d lightly covered w: 
En Pips rather ove the mi 
In arranging the synonyms, published authorities fally one-third of 
=f thi ,» and end i in lo arro 
have been ae to in all cases where they e rapa Readily distin nished from all others by its leaves : in Flesh pale ye el ig ans, and en i melting with ies 
but as by far the greater number of Pine Apples e 3 in appear | pleasant dle sized, leaves not very numerous. 
ance somewhat Te mbles the King Pine, but difers in the 
_ unpublished, it ae necessarily resulted that for a son following culars. The leaves have weak irregular spines} Pres ted by the late Sir Thomas Stamford 
onsiderab! ble proportion of the synonyms no other = thelr margins, is y are rather ha! aes Sorat ae amie! Chis aee in e va; from its recent inito 
+} th that Di wi e brown, sk in the ci O; 
authority f English gardens. punta they aro sae peers) ors tk Giteriperaed w tion enough t known of it to decide on its mi 
silve ks on Tae surface. as a winter Pine. 
spec 
CLASSIFICATION. F 
Said to have kete ated at Fisherwick, the seat of the A PINE.— 
e a S Wit tee Be Hon. F. G. Howard, from a stool of the Globe Pine; it | Montserrat, Jamaica, DS Pany, s Back 
p- = ANANASSA DEBILIS. 4 Ee -leave wa fò bo an exceedingly worthless variety, having Barba oes, St. Vincent’s Sugar. : 
Sp. 3. ANANASSA LUCIDA. ng. 4% pher: boon n six pes in this collection without having pro- tore seiis ong and narrow, malig [eg ttt 
wick Striped Globe. ; Anoia ra — aoe -sha oe Gall green, tgs - K Ki aisat. 
o ar, an 
A years mes j i Bh i — Syn. Havannah, Brow ee ee Pat oa, Sot iach lenneie rather com 
vannah. ~ h Ha ah, Apat is "lilac, Havan Smoot! staavad meted paoti kongi pressed at the ends, colour before ripening ve dark ips 
Reeriy while; ru globular "7: Green. Antigua Ripley, Riley, Ol id King, Common King, Ananas | ronda rogulary angular, abt th middle aes BS 
Ior AE r is kes ETE Tiii Pres vat | - Lapete Pine apples in the prominent at the margins and concave in the an per 
` -## LEAVES WITH MINUTE SPINES Godt fanin an ag RM Vines pec ate TR cl and te orm ahtly Stringy, Very 
inch on an average).—a. 3 fruit oval: | considerably ti sy ne nigh favoured. Sn ie aud 
and spreading, of wis! 
Bip tinged with pale brown, one 
. Green a. except sometimes, wits ane coment tly me 
Jamai Fruit cyli al: 12, Ora range $ cy: 
13. Downton Havana; O pyramidal : 
Jamaica. lowers lilac; 15. New Doras 
G purple. 
tere to gta summit, before ripening 
covered with meat; when rip haat 
16. heey a x little depressed in rie 
art of the pips, pid enii bag ie a lo: exed point. 
Flesh “i yellow, aE. oe and witoek mach bre fibre, eg 
swe 
but nonae ighly flavoured. 
are anes 4 gid sprog 
18. cultivated by Speechly at Welbeck, 
F ator the > pabliontion of Nie Treatiee : not a so ourite 
St. | wit - gar rs by r reason n of the spreading ch cter o! 
its leaves. 
TH MIDDLE SIZED Zaky A Giai 
tr, 
excellence, weighing fr 
merally aned and ata meso 
t by Speechly, namely Teer pro 
je, cheery 
thi 
| duces a fruit much more rs and more perf 
y, of the other sorts, an ot liable to aan by 
fi t or stalk, as 
with those of the other pers in 
wer is not great.” 
7 
frena 
js usual 
when he sun's 
- | duction of more than a very limited pb ot plants 
‘| in any co re ng 
caf} 6. Sat “Hava Puy. — Syn. 
van ae reen Marais, Havanna h, Ananas 
Antigua a santa, i the French. 
33. Tri 34. 
Buck’s Seedling. hes “Enville. 36. New Enville. 37. 
. 38. Lord Bagot’s Seedling. 
Orange. mate snot y- 
WITH LARGE hg Sprves (about | form Ha eee te at is: canon bo ine 
ers purp. . | with hl 
41. Welbeck Seedling. 42. Ripley. [rally thers ably maaler nang Nog pe 
4 3 fruit globular: 43. Russian Gl e The origin of this rem ; it is not, how 
Pe Cocksomb. “Fruit pirena 43. een. | ever, of recent origin o 
Ripley’s Queen. 47, Green Queen. 
Smooth | Peca 
te 
The Tosh eof the theme pan colour and consistency, but abounds a little spi 
ie The Crown is gene- | dar an bee 
Gatito having’ been h thi 
w | grown for a ciliaideeabls. ety of time in the Pine | exam mining see avarad 
mame the Black Tahiti in preference 
the former is that under 
Mon! 
which it is 
vill kn while the name Montserrat wi 
inferior 
a very few 
univers nown; W 
ually belongs to’a aifferent and. very 
is isapa to the Black Jamaica in in only a 
are 
12. ORANGE SUGAR-LOAF 
Leaves iene “long s erg ail gre, 
eat di 
SS ly says a 
L 
a HNS 
e Providence has been adopted (in 
peechly, 
ee 
