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green colour y are finely indented at the edges* 

 and very narrow. — This is by some called the 

 Green Olive Pine. 



6. Sugar-loaf Pine. This is a large, elegant, 

 tall fruit, of a pyramidical form - y at first of a pale 

 green, but when near ripe changing to a fine 

 yellow colour. The flesh is firm, of a deep yellow, 

 and abounding with a quick lively juice of exqui- 

 site flavour. But the flesh of this Pine is more 

 hard (sometimes inclinable to be stringy) and less 

 delicate than some of the other sorts. 



I have been informed that the Sugar-loaf Pine 

 is in the first estimation, and almost generally cul- 

 tivated, at Barbadoes. 



There are three varieties of the Sugar-loaf 

 Pine : 1. The brown-leaved. 2. The green-leaved, 

 with purple stripes and spines on the edges. 

 3. The green-leaved, with purple stripes and 

 smooth edges. This last sort is at present the 

 most rare ; the leaves are of a deeper gree"n than 

 the former, and have a glossy, shining appearance. 



The leaves of all the three varieties are long, 

 deeply keel-shaped, and those of the 1st and 2d 

 are finely indented at the edges. 



7. Montserrat Pine. This is a pretty good 

 sized Pine, truly tun-shaped, and of a bright 

 copper colour. The flesh a deep yellow, some- 

 what melting, and abounding with a rich and 

 well-flavoured juice. 



The protuberances of this Pine, by growing 

 nearly flat, render the fruit, when well swelled, 



