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Report upon the Varieties of Pine- Apple, 



15. New Demerara Pine. 



Syn. New Demerara. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 27. 

 Harrison's New, of some Gardens. 



Leaves strong, very broad and rather long, slightly keel-shaped and spreading, of a 

 dull green colour, and tinged with reddish brown on the upper surface, the lower surface 

 is remarkably mealy, a feature by which it may readily be distinguished. Spines rather 

 minute and regular. Flowers lilac. Fruit globular, depressed at each end, of a 

 dark green colour before ripening ; afterwards a dull ochre tinged with red ; very mealy 

 on the centre part of the Pips which are large and prominent. Scales covering half the 

 pips and ending in narrow lengthened points. Flesh white and firm, very juicy but not 

 highly flavoured. Crown large, leaves rather long and erect. 



Received from Mr. Miller of the Bristol Nursery, but its origin 

 is unknown; it is a weighty fruit but very inferior in point of 

 flavour. 



16. Striped Surinam Pine. 



Syn. Silvery Striped Pine, from Surinam. Speedily, 2nd Ed. p. 15. 

 Striped Silver and Pink Surinam.^) tt 



Striped Surinam. ) Hort - Soc - Cat N °- ™- 



Silver Striped. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 66. NicoVs Garcl. 



Kal. 4th Ed. p. 304. 

 Ribbon Grass. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 69. 

 Prince of Wales Island, ib. No. 55. 

 Prince of Wales' Island striped, ib. No. 55. 



This has been described by Sfeechly to exceed in beauty the whole tribe of variegated 

 Plants, not only in the leaves, which are beautifully striped with dark green and delicate 

 white, tinged with a fiery red: but also in its fruit which is cylindrical and variously 

 marbled with red, green, yellow and white. Pips small, rather prominent and covered 

 to the extent of one third by the Scales, which terminate in narrow sharp points. Flesh 

 dullish yellow, very acid and moderately flavoured. Crown middle sized, of the same 

 character of the leaves. 



Although a beautiful this is an exceedingly worthless variety ; 

 it is a very shy grower and requires a long time to come to a fruit- 

 ing state. I have known Plants of it eight or nine years old before 



