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-will probably require to be shortened. It is a well-known fact that 

 the same variety is often known by different names in diffsrent dis- 

 tricts. The Secretary of the Agricultural Society states that the fol- 

 lowing varieties, place i in order of merit, are at present considered 

 the best for export, having realised the highest prices in London this 

 year : — 



Smooth Cayenne. Black Pine. 



Abbaka, Bull-head 

 Ripley, Sugar-loaf. 

 " Sam Clark" (this is probably the same as Cheese Pine.) 

 The three latter are of equal merit. 



The Hope Experiment Station is now experimenting in cross ferti- 

 lising the Ripley with the Smooth Cayenne It is thought that if a 

 cross could be obtained that would combine the size, shape, general 

 appearance, and keeping qualities of the Smooth Cayenne, with the 

 exquisite flavour of the Ripley, an ideal Pine for export would b3 the 

 result. 



The following Table shows the numbers and values of Pine-apples 

 exported each year from 1876 to 31st March, 1901 : — 



X t U 1 o. 



On n Tif.i t.i psi • T)n , 7 5i 





1876 



195 



48 



1 «77 

 1(5/ / 



CO 



Q 

 O 



1878 



1,140 



341 



1879 



1,908 



381 



1880 



3,480 



522 



1881 



5,586 



698 



1882 



8,887 



1,111 



1883 



7,723 



1,158 



1884 



14,070 



2,111 



1885 



8,883 



1,443 



1886 



9,557 



1,434 



1887 



8,289 



1,243 



1888 



9,812 



1,472 



1889 



8,293 



1,037 



\ Yr. 1890 



860 



140 



1890-91 



10,527 



1,579 



1891-92 



10,294 



1,287 



1892-93 



6,828 



853 



1893-94 



5,403 



675 



1894-95 



4,939 



617 



1895-96 



4,192 



524 



1896-97 



5,543 



693 



1897-98 



7,698 



962 



1898-99 



3,114 



402 



1899-1900 



6,086 



761 



1900-1901 



7,511 



1,033 



