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Globe, English, see Black Jamaica. 



Globe, Buck's Seedling. — Average weight 51bs. 

 Leaves long, rather narrow, somewhat keel-shaped 

 and spreading, of a bluish green, slightly tinged with 

 brownish purple, and thickly covered with meal. 

 Spines middle sized, not very strong, but very irregu- 

 lar. Flowers, darkish lilac. Fruit cylindrical, some- 

 what inclining to a globular form ; before ripening, of 

 a dingy dull green, and a little mealy ; when ripe, 

 darkish orange. Pips somewhat below the middle 

 size, and a little prominent. Scales covering about 

 half the pips, and ending in lengthened narrow points. 

 Flesh pale yellow, rather close, firm and juicy* with a 

 rich, highly flavoured acid. Crown small, leaves 

 broad, short and reflexed. Raised from seeds in 

 1819, by Mr. William Buck, gardener to the Hon. 

 F. Greville Howard, at Elford, in Staffordshire. 



Globe, Fisherwick Striped. — Spines small ; colour 

 of flower, lilac ; form of fruit, round ; quality, second 

 rate ; average weight 4lbs. Readily distinguished 

 from all others by its leaves ; in appearance some- 

 what resembles the King pine, but differs in the fol- 

 lowing particulars : — The leaves have weak irregular 

 spines on their margins, they are rather of a darker 

 green, slightly tinged with pale brown, more particu- 

 larly in the centre of the plants ; they are also some- 

 what thickly interspersed with silvery specks on the 

 under surface. Said to have originated at Fishwick, 

 the seat of the Hon. F. G. Howard, from a stool of 

 the Globe pine. 



Globe, Russian. — Average weight 31bs. Leaves 

 rather short and broad, somewhat keel-shaped, spread- 

 ing, and a little furrowed ; of a dull green, much 

 tinged with a dark brown, slightly mealy. Spines, 

 large, long, thinly set and regular. Flowers lilac. 

 Fruit globular, sometimes tapering to the summit ; 

 before ripening, dark purplish green, and thickly 



