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covered with meal; when ripe, darkish orange, inclin- 

 ing to a copper colour. Pips large, flat, and a little 

 depressed in the centre. Scales, covering about one 

 third of the pips, which end in long acute points, 

 closely adhering to the fruit. Flesh of a clear yellow, 

 slightly fibrous, very juicy and sweet, with a rich 

 highly perfumed flavour. Crown rather large, leaves 

 broad and spreading. Imported from St. Petersburg 

 by the Society in 1819. 



Gold Striped, see Silver-striped Queen. 



Green-leaved, with Purple stripes, and spines on 

 the edges, see Striped Sugarloaf. 



Harrison s New, see New Demerara. 



Havannah (Brown Havannah, Smooth-leaved An- 

 tigua, Ripley of some, Old King of some, Semiserrata, 

 Lapete.) Average weight 4lbs. Leaves very spread- 

 ing, narrow and long, of a light bluish green, con- 

 siderably tinged with pale brown, and slightly mealy. 

 Spineless except sometimes, when a few appear near 

 the points. Flowers purple. Fruit cylindrical, some- 

 times tapering a little to the summit, before ripening 

 dark purple and rather thickly covered with meal ; 

 when ripe, darkish orange. Pips large, flat, and a 

 little depressed in the centre. Scales covering about 

 one-third part of the pips, and ending in a long re- 

 flexed point. Flesh pale yellow, rather solid, and 

 without much fibre, juicy, but neither sweet nor very 

 highly flavoured. Crown large, leaves numerous, long 

 and spreading. Origin unknown. Cultivated by 

 Speechly, at Welbeck, before the publication of his 

 Treatise. Not a favourite with gardeners by reason 

 of the spreading character of its leaves. 



Havannah, see King. 



Havannah, Downton (Knight's Seedling.) — Spines 

 small. Colour of the flower purple. Form of fruit 

 cylindrical. Quality, second rate. Average weight 

 41bs. 



