By Mr. Donald Munro. 



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This is an excellent and highly flavoured fruit, generally weigh- 

 ing from three to five pounds. It was imported from St. Petersburg 

 by the Society inl819. 



44. Russian Cockscomb Pine. 

 Syn. Russian Cockscomb. Hort. Soc. Cat No. 23. 



Leaves rather strong, broad, short and somewhat furrowed, slightly spreading and 

 rather flat, with revoluted margins of a bluish green and very lightly tinged with brown, 

 very mealy. Spines rather strong, fur asunder and regular. Flowers lilac. Fruit glo- 

 bular, rather tapering to the summit; before ripening of a dark green and rather mealy, 

 when ripe pale orange. Pips rather above the middle-size and flat ; sometimes Inn ing 

 small tubercles at some of the angles. Scales covering nearly one half the pips ending 

 in long blunt points which adhere closely to the fruit. Flesh pale yellow, rather trans- 

 parent, very juicy and sweet, with a rich pleasant acid. Crown rather small, leaves broad 

 and spreading. 



This Pine was presented to the Society by Mr. Isaac Oldaker. 

 It is an excellent summer fruit, weighing from four to six pounds. 



45. Queen Pine. 

 Syn. Queen. Speedily, 2nd Ed. p. 4. 

 Old Queen. ") 



Ananas Ordinaire, of the French. 



Leaves very short, broad and stiff, somewhat -pl eading and keel-shaped, of a bluish 

 green and thickly covered with meal. Spines strong, rather far apart and regular. Flowers 

 lilac. Fruit cylindrical, before ripening a lightish green and mealy ; when ripe a rich 

 deep yellow. Pips rather below the middle-size and a little prominent. Scales covering 

 rather more than one third the pips, ending in lengthened points. Flesh pale yellow, 

 very -lightly fibrous and melting, remarkably juicy and sweet, with a rich pleasant acid. 

 Crown middle-sized, leaves numerous and a little spreading. 



The origin of this truly valuable and excellent Pine is uncertain ; 

 it is the Ananas Ovale of Miller's Dictionary, and probably the sort 



Common Queen. 

 Narrow leaved Queen. 

 Broad leaved Queen. 



ib. 



No. 61. 



