640 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



In the " Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Trinidad," for October 

 1903, Mr. J. H. Hart, the Superintendent, records the discovery at 

 La Brea, Trinidad, of a Lime tree bearing fruits of ordinary size, character, 

 and flavour, but entirely seedless. Steps were immediately taken to 

 propagate this plant by budding. These efforts have been successful, and 

 in the Bulletin for October 1904 Mr. Hart stated " that he hoped to be able 

 to distribute a certain number of stock plants amongst botanic gardens and 

 stations early in the coming year." 



Hybrid Pineapples. — Experimental work was initiated in 1901 at the 

 Hope Experiment Station of the Botanic Department, Jamaica, in 



Fig. 196. — Avocado Peak. 



hybridising Pineapples, " chiefly with the view of getting a variety com- 

 bining the delicious flavour of the ' Ripley ' with the fine appearance of 

 the 1 Smooth Cayenne.' " An account of the progress of this work is 

 given in Mr. W. Fawcett's " Annual Report on Public Gardens and 

 Plantations, Jamaica," for 1901 2, 1902-3, and 1903-4. In 1901 some 

 fifty-three hybrid seedlings were obtained, and two are recorded as bearing 

 fruit from the end of 1903 onwards. These two fruits were not possessed 

 of any specially desirable qualities. In 1902 nearly 2,000 crossbred 

 see.llings of known parentage were raised as follows : — 



Ripley x Cayenne 900 seedlings 



Cayenne x Ripley 800 ,, 



Queen x Cayenne 100 



Queen x Ripley 25 ,, 



Ripley x Queen 120 ,, 



1,945 



