lO FRUIT CULTURE UNDER GLASS. 



juicy in winter, than any other pine that I have grown, 

 and its flavour is excellent. The habit of the plant is 

 somewhat taller than the Queen, and more spreading, 

 with very broad, brittle, dark-green leaves. It is a large 

 and handsome fruit, and, when well swelled, weighs a 

 pound for every pip in depth. Colour a rich yellow, 

 shape slightly conical ; when swelled to its best it is 

 rather barrel-shaped. This splendid pine has taken a 

 high position in most collections. For some time 

 spurious smooth-leaved varieties were thrown on the 

 market for this one, and in consequence it fell into 

 considerable disrepute ; but it has now fairly estab- 

 lished its deservedly high position among pines. It 

 should be in aU collections. 



Black Jamaica. — Tall and erect in growth, a certain 

 fruiter, medium size, with large fiat pips, rather dull in 

 colour, very high flavoured, probably the highest flav- 

 oured winter pine in cultivation ; but some object to its 

 hardness of flesh, and prefer the Smooth Cayenne on ac- 

 count of the melting juiciness of the latter. Still there 

 can be no doubt of the excellence of the flavour of this 

 variety, and it should be cultivated wherever winter 

 pines are esteemed. 



Bennets' Seedling, oe Thoresby Queen. — A strong 

 broad-leaved variety, a little taller than the Queen. 

 Fruit large, bright golden yellow, globular shaped. 

 Firm-fleshed and high-flavoured, weighing very heavy 

 in proportion to its size. 



White Pkovidence.— A strong and tall-growing 

 variety. Leaves very broad, and covered with down. It 

 yields the largest fruit of any variety in cultivation. 

 Globular in form, with very large flat pips. Flavour 

 quite second-rate. It is an easUy-grown and free-fmit- 



