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Report upon the Varieties of Pine- Apple, 



We have received it from St. Vincent under the names of Indian 

 Sugar-loaf, and Herbert's Narrow-leaved St. Vincent. It is an ex- 

 tremely worthless variety, being almost always deformed. 



There is a variety of this sort with deep yellow flesh which far 

 surpasses the one now described in point of flavour, and the fruit is 

 not so liable to become deformed as that of the old variety which 

 is seldom otherwise than mis-shaped : the leaves are also broader, 

 more spreading, and the spines rather coarser. 



52. Blood Red Pine. 

 Syn. Blood Red. ") 



Blood. V Hort Soc. Cat No. 13. 



Claret. ) 



Ananas Jamaica purpurea, of the French. 



This Pine is readily distinguished by the purplish red colour of its leaves, which are 

 long, broad, and rather erect. The spines are large and regular. Flowers lilac. Fruit 

 cylindrical, sometimes tapering a little to the summit ; before ripening dark purple and 

 very mealy, when ripe a reddish chocolate colour. Pips middle-sized, slightly prominent 

 and half covered with the scales which terminate abruptly in very short points. Flesh 

 white, rather soft and melting, somewhat fibrous, neither very juicy nor highly flavoured. 

 Crown middle-sized, leaves rather numerous and erect. 



It was imported from Jamaica by the late Major Morrison of 

 Gunnersbury, under the name of Buck Pine, and unnamed plants of 

 it were also received from St. Vincent by the Society. 



It is not of such excellence as to warrant the introduction of 

 more than a very few plants in any collection. 



Of the above varieties the following will probably be found the 

 most useful in a very select collection. 



The Queen (No. 45, p. 29.) is one of the best varieties at pre- 

 sent known for general cultivation. It grows freely, fruits early, 

 and although not so high flavoured as some of the larger kinds 

 is still the most valuable for a small family. Exposed to a very 



