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die size and flat, sometimes a little depressed in the 

 centre, and covered to the extent of one-third by the 

 scales, which end in a very short blunt point. Flesh 

 very pale lemon-colour, rather stringy, very juicy, and 

 sweet, with an agreeable pleasant acid. Crown rather 

 large, leaves few and erect. 



Sugarloaf, Brown. — Spines middle sized. Colour 

 of flower lilac. Average weight 4lbs. The leaves of 

 this variety are different from all the other Sugar- 

 loaves ; in appearance they much resemble the Enville, 

 but are less mealy and more tinged with brownish 

 red ; the fruit also bears a striking resemblance to 

 that of an Enville, but is nearly destitute of mealiness. 

 Flesh is rather firm, deep yellow, opaque, without 

 much fibre, very juicy, rich and highly flavoured, with 

 a little acidity. Crown resembles that of an Enville. 



Sugarloaf, Brown-leaved. (Striped Brown Sugar- 

 loaf, Mocha, Antigua Sugarloaf.) — Average weight 

 4lbs. Leaves rather strong, broad, somewhat keel- 

 shaped, and slightly spreading, dark green, much 

 tinged with purplish brown, rather mealy. Spines 

 middle sized and regular. Flowers lilac. Fruit cylin- 

 drical, of a dingy green, and considerably covered with 

 mealiness before ripening; when ripe dark yellow, 

 inclining to orange. Pips large, slightly prominent. 

 Scales covering nearly one-half the pips, and ending 

 in short blunt points. Flesh deep yellow, rather 

 opaque and slightly fibrous, not very juicy, but highly 

 flavoured, and particularly sweet and rich. Crown 

 middle sized, leaves rather numerous and spreading. 



Sugarloaf, Bahama, see St. Vincent's. 



Sugarloaf, Mealy-leafed. (White Sugarloaf, Do- 

 minica, New Mealy-leaved Sugarloaf, Allen's Seed- 

 ling, Green Sugarloaf of some.) — Spines middle sized; 

 average weight 31bs. Flowers lilac. Fruit pyramidal, 

 of a lurid green and slightly mealy ; when ripe of a 

 pale yellow, inclining to lemon colour. Pips rather 



