•'>1 4 Extracts. — Horticulture. 
mon little moth is of a pale rosy ochre colour, and may be found plentifully 
in the month of July. The larvas feeds on the Byssm lotryoides, which 
grows on the bark of trees. And Tropkliarufomdcitlata. — Order, Diptera ; 
Familj', Syrphido'. 
EXTRACTS. 
HORTICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE. 
Pine- Apples. — J'arieties of the Pine-Apple, cultivated in the Horticultural So- 
ciety's Gardens, (continued from jiage 460.) 
5. //rti'a««f//i, of Speechley's Treatise; the Brown Havanuah, of Brooksha.\v; 
Smooth-leaved Aiifigua, and Smooth Antigua, of the Society's Catalogue; Rip- 
ley, Old King, and Common King, of many gardens ; the Semi-serrate, of the 
French ; and the Lupete, of the Island of St. Vincent, — Leaves narrow, long, 
and spreading, of a light blueish green, considerably tinged with pale brown, 
and slightly mealy, nearly spineless. Flowers purple. Fruit cylindrical, 
sometimes tapering a little to the summit; before ripening, dark purple, and 
rather thickly covered with meal; when ripe, of a darkish orange. Pips large, 
tiat, and a little depressed in the centre. Scales covering about one-third part 
of the pips, and ending in a long reflexed point. Flesh pale yellow, rather 
solid, and without much fibre, juicy, but neither sweet nor very highly fla- 
voured. Crown large, leaves numerous, long, and spreading. 
6. Smooth Havaniuth, called also the Green Havnnnuh, in the Society's Cata- 
logue, No, 38 ; the Havannuh, of some gardens; and the Antigua Aurantiaca, 
of the French. — Leaves less robust than the last, more tinged with brown, and 
more mealy. Fruit of the same size and appearance as the Havannah, but 
seldom so large. Flesh same colour, &c, but abounds with rich, sweet, highly 
flavoured juice. Crown smaller than the last. 
7 Green Antigua ; Smooth-leaved Green Antigua, of Brookshaw ; Smooth 
Green Havannah, of some gardens; and Sans e pines, and Malabarica, of the 
French. — Leaves broader, shorter, more keel-shaped, stronger, and of a paler 
colour than the Havannah, and destitute of spines. Flowers pale lilac. Fruit 
globular, inclining to oval; before ripening, of a dull green, very mealy; when 
ripe, deep yellow. Pips middle sized, roundish, and projecting to a very acute 
point. Scales covering about one-third of the pips, and ending in narrow short 
points. Flesh, deep yellow, transparent, rather stringy, with a little acid, 
neither very sweet nor high-flavoured. Crown rather large, leaves numerous, 
and bent back. Not worth extensive cultivation. 
8. Striped Smootk-leaved Sugar- Loaf; or Smooth-leaved Sugar- Loaf . — Leaves 
destitute of spines, and striped with dull purple. Flowers pale lilac. Fruit, 
same appearance as other varieties of the Sugar-Loaf. Flesh deep yellow, with 
but little acidity or sweetness, neither rich nor juicy. Crovin middle sized, 
leaves numerous. Not worth cultivation. 
9. fFhife Providence ; Providence, otS^eechley; X'ew Providence, oiHichol; 
Mealy-leaved Providence, of the Society's Catalogue, No. 57; and Provideucia, 
of the French. — Leaves large, broad, and spreading, of a blueish-green colour, 
sometimes blotched with a deeper shade, and very mealy, spines small, thickly 
set, and rather irregular. Flowers large, dark purple. Fruit oval, or tun- 
