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tapering to a very acute point of a dull'green and only slightly mealy. Spines 
large, far asunder and regular. Flowers small, dark purple. Fruit somewhat 
cylindrical, generally broader at the top than at the base, before ripening dark 
olive ; when ripe pale lemon-colour; very mealy on the centre of the pips, which 
are large, flat, rather wrinkled and depressed in the centre. Scales covering 
nearly half the pips, ending in short blunt points. Flesh very pale yellow, al¬ 
most white, semi-transparent, melting, and juicy, slightly acid, with a rich 
agreeable flavour. Crown rather large, sometimes cockscomb shaped, leaves not 
very numerous. A very good Pine. 
42. Ripley. Old Ripley and Heaton House Montserrat of Hort. Soc. Cat. 
Montserrat of Nicol; Indian Black of St. Vincents, and Brown Sugar-loaf of 
some gardens. Leaves broad, rather long, and slightly recurved, dark green, 
much tinged, with reddish brown, and mealy on both surfaces. Spines middling 
strong and irregular; margins reflexed and sometimes a little waved. Flowers 
purple. Fruit roundish ovate, sometimes rather cylindrical, slightly compressed 
at either end; before ripening very deep green, and thickly covered with meal 
on the middle of the pips, when ripe of a pale copper colour. Pips rather above 
the middle size and rather prominent; scales covering about one half the pips 
and terminating in lengthened acute points. Flesh pale yellow, opaque, very 
sweet and rich, firm and crisp, not stringy, and of a very agreeable flavour. 
Crown about the middle size, leaves rather numerous and spreading. Grows 
from three to five pounds, and is excellent for winter forcing. 
43. Russian Globe. Leaves rather short and broad, somewhat keel-shaped, 
spreading and a little furrowed; of a dull green, much tinged with a dark brown, 
slightly mealy. Spines long, thinly set and regular. Flowers lilac. Fruit glo¬ 
bular, sometimes tapering to the summit, before ripening dark purplish green 
and thickly covered with meal, when ripe darkish orange, inclining to a copper 
colour. Pips large, flat, and a little depressed in the centre. Scales covering 
about one-third of the pips, which end in long acute points, closely adhering to 
the fruit. Flesh of a clear yellow, slightly fibrous, very juicy and sweet, with a 
rich highly perfumed flavour. Crown rather large, leaves broad and spread¬ 
ing. An excellent pine, weighing from three to five pounds. 
44. Russian Cockscomb. Leaves strong, broad, short and somewhat fur¬ 
rowed, slightly spreading and rather flat, with revoluted margins of a bluish 
green and very lightly tinged with brown, very mealy. Spines rather strong far 
asunder and regular. Flowers lilac. Fruit globular, rather tapering to the sum¬ 
mit ; before ripening of a dark green and rather mealy, when ripe pale orange. 
Pips rather above the middle size and flat; sometimes having small tubercles at 
some of the angles. Scales covering nearly one half the pips, ending in long 
blunt points which adhere closely to the fruit. Flesh pale yellow, rather trans¬ 
parent, very juicy and sweet with a rich pleasant acid. Crown rather small, 
1 eaves broad and spreading. An excellent summer fruit weighing from four to 
six pounds. 
45. Queen. Old Queen, common Queen, narrow-leaved Queen, and broad¬ 
leaved Queen of the Hort. Soc. Cat. And Ananas Ordinaire of the French. 
Leaves very short, broad and stiff', somewhat spreading and keel-shaped of a 
bluish green and thickly covered with meal. Spines strong, rather far apart and 
regular. Flowers lilac. Fruit cylindrical, before ripening a lightish green and 
mealy; when ripe a rich deep yellow. Pips rather below the middle size and a 
