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Olive, Striped-leaved, see Striped Queen. 

 Ordinaire, see Queen. 



Otaheite (Anson's). — Average weight 61bs. Very 

 handsome. Leaves long, rather broad, and of erect 

 growth, nearly equal in breadth until near the top, 

 where they terminate rather acutely ; they are also 

 particularly flat, and of a dark bluish green, slightly 

 tinged with brown, and a little mealy on the upper 

 surface, very mealy on the lower surface. Spines 

 middle sized and remarkably irregular. Flowers, 

 lilac. Fruit cylindrical, inclining to oval ; upon 

 ripening, deep olive green, covered densely with a 

 cinereous meal ; when ripe, orange yellow. Pips 

 large and flat. Scales covering rather more than 

 one- third the pips, and ending in short points, which 

 adhere closely to the pips. Flesh, pale yellow, rather 

 stringy and slightly acid, with an abundance of juice, 

 but not particularly well flavoured. Crown small, 

 leaves rather few and erect, 



Peploe Seedling. — Spines middle sized ; form of 

 fruit cylindrical ; quality second-rate ; average weight 

 3 Jibs. 



Pitch Lake, see Trinidad. 



Prince of Wales's Island, see Striped Surinam. 



Prince of Wales's Island, Striped, see ib. 



Providence, Green. — The leaves of this sort are 

 very distinct from all others ; they are long, very 

 broad, slightly spreading and keel-shaped at the base, 

 tapering to a lengthened point ; the upper surface is 

 dull green, with scarcely any meal, the lower surface 

 is very mealy. Spines middle sized and regular. 

 Flowers purple. Fruit pyramidal, broadish at the 

 top ; before ripening of a dark green, when ripe of a 

 pale orange, slightly mealy. Pips rather above the 

 middle size and slightly prominent. Scales covering 

 one-half the pips, with long narrow pointed ends. 

 Flesh pale yellow, opaque, slightly fibrous, sweet and 



