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flavoured. Crown very small, contributing, in con- 

 tinuation from the fruit, to give the whole the sharp 

 termination of a regular cone. The leaves are re- 

 flexed, and considerably tinged with reddish brown. 



Waved Leaved (Ananassa debilis). — Spines small. 

 Colour of flower pale purple. Form of fruit oblong. 

 Quality second rate. Average weight 3-pbs. Leaves 

 large, flacid, spreading, wavy, dark green, slightly 

 mealy above, and stained with dark purple ; teeth 

 reddish, small equal sized ; the full grown leaves 

 are about three feet long, and a well grown fruiting 

 plant occupies a space of about three feet in dia- 

 meter. Flowers pale purple. Fruit oblong, or tun- 

 shaped ; before ripening very dark green, when ripe 

 dull yellow, with a greenish cast on one side ; nearly 

 destitute of mealiness. Pips projecting, middle sized, 

 pointed as long as the scales, the uppermost of which 

 are nearly destitute of a point, the lowest have a 

 withered, deeply-toothed point. Flesh yellow, trans- 

 parent, very tender, delicate, and juicy ; flavour ex- 

 tremely pleasant, with a slightly perceptible acid. 

 Core woody. Crown large, not disposed to become 

 cockscomb-shaped, or to be proliferous. 



Welbeck Seedling (Cockscomb, Crown, Prickly 

 Providence). — This sort is readily distinguished from 

 all others by its leaves, which are long, slender and 

 spreading, broad at the base, and tapering to a very 

 acute point ; of a dull green and only slightly mealy. 

 Spines large, far asunder and regular. Flowers small, 

 dark purple. Fruit somewhat cylindrical, generally 

 broader at the top than at the base ; before, ripening 

 dark olive ; when ripe, pale lemon colour ; very 

 mealy on the centre of the pips, which are large, flat, 

 rather wrinkled and depressed in the centre. Scales 

 covering nearly half the pips, ending in short blunt 

 points. The flesh is very pale yellow, almost white, 

 semi-transparent, melting and juicy, slightly acid, 



