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fruiting pine ; but unless where there is plenty of room 

 it is not to be recommended, and a few plants are suffi- 

 cient in the largest collection. 



Chaelotte Eothschild. — Eesembles the Smooth 

 Cayenne in size and habit of plant, but its leaves are 

 studded with strong spines ; fruit large, flavour good ; 

 is a splendid winter pine — in this respect almost equal 

 to the Cayenne ; is a certain fruiter, and grows to a 

 large size. I have ripened it in 1 1-inch pots, weighing 

 11 lb. It should be in every collection. 



Prince Albert. — A tall but very compact grower, 

 can be grown in the same space as a Queen. Fruit 

 large, conical, very showy ; crown small. Swells well 

 in winter. Flesh soft, very juicy and well flavoured. 

 Free fruiter. It has the fault of not keeping many 

 days after it is ripe, and often large fruits of it begin 

 to decay at their base before they are coloured to the 

 top. A few only should be grown. 



Lambton Castle Seedling. — This splendid variety 

 was put into commerce in 1878, and it fully maintains 

 its good character. Eemarkable for its free-fruiting 

 habit and large fruit. We believe it is capable of being 

 grown to 12 lb. weight. Fig. 5 is an engraving from 

 a photograph of a fruit ripened in midwinter at Lamb- 

 ton Castle on a plant 1 9 months old. The fruit meas- 

 ured 12 inches high and 20 inches in circumference, 

 and weighed over 10 lb. ; and including the crown, the 

 height from the surface of the pot did not exceed 30 

 inches. Colour of fruit high orange. Foliage robust, 

 and thinly furnished with unusually strong spines. 

 Keeps well after being ripe, and is exceedingly juicy 

 and well flavoured. 



There are a great many more varieties which I might 

 describe, such as different varieties of the Queen, Black 



