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Report upon the Varieties of Pine-Apple, 



42. Ripley Pine. 

 Syn. Ripley. Broohshaws Pom. Brit. pi. 41. 

 Old Ripley. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 70. 

 Montserrat. NicoVs Gard. Kal. 4th Ed, p. 304. 

 Heaton House Montserrat. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 49. 

 Brown Sugar-loaf, of some Gardens. 

 Indian Black Pine. St. Vincent. 



Leaves broad, rather long, and slightly recurved, dark green, much tinged with red- 

 dish brown, and mealy on both surfaces. Spines in the middle degree of strength and 

 irregular; margins reflexed and sometimes a little waved. Flowers purple. Fruit 

 roundish ovate, sometimes rather cylindrical, slightly compressed at either end ; before 

 ripening very deep green, and thickly covered with meal on the middle part of the pips, 

 when ripe of a pale copper colour. Pips rather above the middle size and rather pro- 

 minent, scales covering about one half the pips and terminating in lengthened acute 

 points. Flesh pale yellow, opaque, very sweet and rich, firm and crisp not stringy ; 

 and of a very agreeable flavour. Crown about the middle size, leaves rather numerous 

 and spreading. 



This Pine is readily distinguished from all others by reason of 

 its being densely covered with meal on the centre of the pips : it 

 generally weighs from three to five pounds, and is an excellent 

 sort for winter forcing, and well deserving of general cultivation. 



43. Russian Globe Pine. 

 Syn. Russian Globe. Hort. Trans. Vol. V. p. 265. 



Leaves rather short and broad, somewhat keel-shaped, spreading and a little furrowed; 

 of a dull green, much tinged with a dark brown, slightly mealy. Spines long, thinly 

 set and regular. Flowers lilac. Fruit globular, sometimes tapering to the summit, 

 before ripening dark purplish green and thickly covered with meal, when ripe darkish 

 orange, inclining to a copper colour. Pips large, flat and a little depressed in the centre. 

 Scales covering about one third of the pips, which end in long acute points, closely ad- 

 hering to the fruit. Flesh of a clear yellow, slightly fibrous, very juicy and sweet, with 

 a rich highly perfumed flavour. Crown rather large, leaves broad and spreading. 



