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35. Enville. Old Enville, Cockscomb, and Enville Sugar-loaf of the Hort. 
Soc. Cat. Leaves not very long, rather broad and strong, slightly keel-shaped, 
somewhat recurved, bluish green, remarkably mealy, spines middle sized, thickly 
set and very irregular. Flowers lilac. Fruit pyramidal, dark purple tinged with 
brownish red before ripening, and very mealy, cover about one-third of the pips 
and terminate in lengthened acute points. Pips generally about the middle-size 
and slightly prominent. Flesh almost white, opaque, soft and melting, without 
much fibre, juicy, rather rich and sweet with a peculiar and pleasant perfume. 
Crown small, often Cockscomb shaped. A good pine, from four to seven 
pounds, and swells well in the winter. 
36. New Enville. Leaves differ from the last in being less mealy, spines 
stronger and more regular. Fruit similar in both appearance and quality, to the 
Enville. 
37. Spring Grove Enville. Leaves short, broad and flat, with revolute 
edges of a bluish green colour, much tinged w'ith brownish purple, and rather 
thickly covered with meal. Spines middle-sized, rather thickly set and regular. 
Flowers lilac. Fruit pyramidal, very broad at its base; before ripening dark 
green and rather mealy, when ripe dark yellow. Pips middle sized, rather flat 
and somewhat depressed in the centres. Scales covering rather more than half 
the pips, and terminating in very short points. Flesh very pale yellow, slightly 
fibrous, very juicy and rather sweet, but not highly flavoured. Crown very 
small, leaves not numerous, weighing from three to four pounds, but not of 
much worth. 
38. Lord Bagot’s Seedling. Leaves short, broad and flat, bluish green 
and thickly covered with meal; spines middle-sized and rather irregular. 
Flowers lilac. Fruit bluntly pyramidal, before ripening, dark greenish purple 
and thickly covered with meal; when ripe pale yellow. Flesh white, opaque 
and firm, with scarcely any fibre, very juicy and highly flavoured. Crown small, 
leaves not numerous. 
39. Blithfield Orange. Leaves resemble those of the Enville, but are 
much weaker and less mealy. Fruit rather broader at the top than that variety; 
pips somewhat larger and less mealy, colour when ripe bright ochre. Flesh pale 
yellow, rather soft and melting with a pleasant highly flavoured juice. Crown 
small, leaves not numerous. 
40. Black Antigua. Brown Antigua of Speechly and Hort. Soc. Cat. Jag¬ 
ged-leaf Black Antigua, of Brookshaw, and Wortley’s West Indian, of some 
gardens. Leaves very long, narrow and acute, rather spreading, of a clear bluish 
green, the inner leaves much tinged with a pale brown, upper surface slightly 
mealy, lower surface very mealy. Spines large, far apart and regular. Flowers 
purple. Fruit cylindrical, inclining to oval; before ripening of a dull purple 
green and thickly covered with meal, when ripe dark ochre; a most delicious and 
highly flavoured fruit, it should be cut on its first appearance of changing from 
green to yellow, an observation v'hich is applicable to all those sorts abounding 
with juice. Pips very large and prominent. Scales covering rather more than 
one-third of the pips, and terminating in short blunt points. Flesh pale yellow, 
slightly fibrous, rather soft and melting, with a pleasant acid, remarkably juicy, 
sweet and highly flavoured. Crown small, leaves few and erect. 
41. Welbeck Seedling. Crown, Hort. Soc. Cat. and Prickly Providence, 
of some gardens. Leaves long, slender and spreading; broad at the base and 
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