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also concludes that a pine apple plant, cultivated 

 without injuring its roots, or moving it, as was the 

 old system, might be fruited from for fifteen years. 

 We are not aware of any chemical analysis of any 

 part of this fruit. 



VARIETIES, 



For the following list of varieties, and the detail of 

 their characteristics, we are chiefly indebted to the 

 publications of the London Horticultural Society. 

 We have included as varieties some w T hich, by most 

 Botanists, are considered as species, but in these 

 Instances we have appended their specific botanical 

 names. The average weights are from the Society's 

 Catalogue, but they are now much below the average 

 weights to which pine apples are grown. 



Allen's Seedling, see Mealy -leaved Sugarloaf. 



Anson s (Anson's Queen, Lemon Antigua). Leaves 

 long, rather more slender and erect than in the Ota- 

 heite, to which it bears a considerable resemblance, 

 particularly in the spines, which are middle-sized, 

 and in the flatness of the leaves. Flowers purple. 

 Fruit cylindrical ; before ripening of a darkish green 

 and rather mealy ; when ripe of a bright lemon co- 

 lour. Pips rather above the middle size, prominent 

 at the margins, and depressed in the centre. Scales 

 covering half the pips, and ending in narrow acute 

 points. Flesh white, opaque, entirely without 

 stringyness, very sweet and pleasant, but without 

 acidity. Crown middle-sized, leaves not very nume- 



