608 EXTRACTS — HORTICULTURAL. 
the euds, colour before ripening very dark olive, afterwai'ds a dark orange, in- 
clining to that of copper. Pips roundish, irregularly angular, about the middle 
size, rather prominent at the margins, and concave in the centre. Scales cover- 
ing one-third of the pips and terminating in lengthened points. Flesh pale 
yellow, opaque, firm, slightly stringy, very rich, juicy, and high-flavoured. 
Crown large, spreading, and very mealy. A pine of great excellence weighing 
from three to five pounds; richly meriting the character given it by Speechly, 
namely, that in the autumnal months, and even during winter, it produces a 
fi uit much more swelled and perfect than any of the other sorts. 
12. Orange Sdgar-Loaf. — Leaves rather long and narrow, somewhat keel- 
shaped and a little spreading, of a dull green, considerably tinged with dark 
brown, and rather mealy ; spines short, and thinly set and regular. Flowers 
pale purple. Fruit cylindrical, before ripening very dark olive, somewhat 
shining and slightly mealy; when ripe, deep yellow, inclining to an orange 
colour. Pips large and flat. Scales covering about half the pips, and ending 
in short, blunt, reflexed points. Flesh pale yellow, almost destitute of fibre, 
very juicy and sweet, with a rich highly-flavoured acid. Crown middle sized, 
leaves numerous and spreading. 
13. DowNTON Havannah, called also Knight's Seedling. It differs nothing 
from the Smooth Havannah, except having small spines on the edges of the leaves. 
14. New Jamaica. Black Jamaica Speechly. New Black Jamaica, Hort. 
Soc. Cat. No. 43. St. Kitts, Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 73, Brown Antigua, 
English Globe, and Montserrat of many English gardens, St. Vincent's Sngar- 
Loaf, and Mr. Rae's St. Vincent, in St. Vincent's. — This differs from the Black 
Jamaica in the colour of the leaf, which is rather paler, and in the margins 
being slightly reflexed. The frait is pyramidal and slightly mealy. The colour 
black, on approaching maturity changing to that of a dark orange. Pips differ 
from those of this variety by being half covered with the scales, and rather more 
prominent and angular. Flesh pale yellow, somewhat opaque, slightly fibrous, 
sweet and rather acid, very pleasant, rich and highly flavoured. Crown middle 
sized, leaves rather numerous and spreading. An excellent summer fruit, but 
is apt to become deformed during the winter months, it generally weighs from 
three to four pounds. 
1.5. New Demerara. 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 be readily 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 — Hort. Trans, vol. \. part 1, Second Series. 
To AVOID THE Danger of rank Steam from Ding Linings injuring 
Plants in Frames. — Instead of filling the lights with glass in the usual way, 
have two blank squares of wood in the top of the lights, in the centre of which 
is a hole cut one inch in diameter, and covered with a piece of tin or lead, so 
fastened as to turn with ease ; these are opened as air may be required, either 
bv dav or night. — W. Preston. — Gard. Ma(/. 
