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pale lilac. The fruit pyramidal, as the other varieties 

 of Sugar-loaf. Flesh, deep yellow, remarkably soft, 

 with scarcely any fibre or acidity, a little sweet, but 

 neither rich nor juicy. Crown middle-sized, leaves 

 very numerous. This worthless variety originated 

 some time previous to the publication of Speechley's 

 Treatise, and seems now to be almost lost in this 

 country. 



Sugar loaf, White, see Mealy-leaved Sugarloaf. 

 Sumatra, see Montserrat. 



Surinam. — Average weight 3lbs. Leaves rather 

 narrow, long and slightly spreading, of a bluish green 

 colour, a little tinged and slightly covered with meali- 

 ness. Spines rather deep and not very regular. 

 Flowers, lilac. Fruit, cylindrical ; of a dull green be- 

 fore ripening ; when ripe, a deep orange and rather 

 mealy. Pips roundish, middle-sized, projecting, and 

 pointed. Scales covering about one- third part of the 

 pips, and ending in lengthened reflexed points. 

 Flesh, pale yellow, transparent, rather stringy, and 

 very juicy, but neither sweet, rich, nor acid. 



Surinam, Striped (Striped Silver and Pink Suri- 

 nam, Silver Striped, Ribbon-grass, Prince of Wales's 

 Island, Striped Prince of Wales's Island). — Average 

 weight 2|lbs. This has been described by Speechley 

 to exceed in beauty the whole tribe of variegated 

 plants, not only in the leaves, which are beautifully 

 striped with dark green and delicate white, tinged 

 with a fiery red ; but also in its fruit, which is cylin- 

 drical, and variously marbled with red, green, yellow, 

 and white. Leaf spines small. Pips small, rather 

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

 the scales, which, terminate in narrow sharp points. 

 Flesh, dullish yellow, very acid, and moderately 

 flavoured. Crown middle-sized, of the same charac- 

 ter as the leaves. Although a beautiful, this is a 

 worthlsss variety. 



