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gated plants. Its leaves are variously striped with 

 a dark green, and delicate white \ and the whole 

 is tinged with a lively red, which produces a con- 

 trast, that gives the plant a gay and most beau- 

 tiful appearance. Nor is there less beauty in its 

 fruit, the protuberances of which swell large, and, 

 when near ripe, are variously marbled with red, 

 green, yellow, and white ; which, together with 

 the variegated crown on the top of the fruit, add a 

 singularity and elegance to the whole beyond the 

 power of description. 



13. The Gold-striped Pine. This produces a 

 large and elegantly formed fruit, and is at the first 

 beautifully marbled with red, green, and white, 

 which gives it a gay and lively appearance even in 

 its infant state. On the approach of maturity it 

 becomes of a deep yellow. 



The flesh is compact, of a gold colour, abound- 

 ing with a rich and well-flavoured juice. 



The leaves are edged with broad stripes of a 

 greenish yellow colour ; are less diversified and less 

 beautiful than the Silver-striped Pine : but on ac- 

 count of its producing a large and excellent fruit, 

 it has been much sought after by the curious. 



14. Striped Queen Pine. This is an accidental 

 variety obtained from the Queen Pine at Welbeck 

 about twenty years ago. It is nothing different 

 from the common Queen Pine, excepting in the 

 singularity of its leaves, which are beautifully va- 

 riegated with green, purple, and white. In summer 



