By Mr. Donald Munro. 



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Gardener to John Edwards, Esq. Mr. Edwards's fruit weighed 

 fourteen pounds, twelve ounces, including four gill suckers, and 

 measured twenty-six inches in circumference, and twelve inches in 

 height ; the usual size is from five to ten pounds, and although de- 

 ficient in point of flavour, it is found to be greatly improved by 

 being allowed to remain on the plant until quite ripe. 



The name of White Providence has been adopted (in preference 

 to that of Providence given it by Speechly ) in contradistinction to 

 Green Providence. 



10. Green Java Pine. 

 Syn. Narrow-leaved Java. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 45. 



Readily distinguished by its long, broad, palish green leaves, with small feeble spines ; 

 they are also very flat, and entirely free from any tinge of brown or purple. Flowers 

 large, dark bluish purple. Fruit oval, sometimes tapering a little to the summit, weigh- 

 ing from four to five pounds ; before ripening light green, and lightly covered with 

 meal, when ripe of a fine clear citron colour. Pips rather above the middle size and 

 flat. Scales cover fully one third of the pips, and end in long narrow points. Flesh 

 pale yellow, rather soft, juicy and melting with a rich pleasant acid. Crown middle 

 sized, leaves not very numerous. 



Presented by the late Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, during 

 his residence in Java; from its recent introduction enough is not 

 known of it to decide on its merits as a winter Pine. 



11. Black Jamaica Pine. 

 Syn. Black Jamaica. Broolcshaws Pom. Brit. t. 40. 

 Montserrat. Speechly and some Gardens. 

 Jamaica. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 42. 

 Copper-coloured. ^| 



Tawny. / IIort - s ° c - Cat. No. 14. 



Black Barbadoes, of some. 



St. Vincent's Sugar-loaf, in St. Vincent's. 



Leaves rather long and narrow, slightly spreading and somewhat keel-shaped, of a 

 dull green, tinged with a dark brown colour and rather mealy. Spines short, regular. 



