PEA 
PIN 
low; flesh very rich, juicy, and melting; 
ripe in October. Tree does well as a 
standard. 
Swan’s Egg. Rather below the medium 
size, obovate, depressed next the eye; 
stalk long and stout; eye large and 
shallow; flesh melting, sweet, and 
juicy, with a slight musky flavour; the 
skin is greenish-yellow on the under 
side, and dull brown, speckled with 
russet, next the sun ; ripe in October. 
The tree is hardy, vigorous, and a 
great bearer, and does best as a stan¬ 
dard. The fruit stews well if taken a 
little before it is ripe. 
Thompson’s. Of medium size, obovate, 
slightly depressed next the eye, pale 
yellow, streaked and dotted with rus¬ 
set ; stalk short and stout; eye large 
and shallow ; flesh buttery, very rich, 
and juicy ; ripe in November. Does 
well as a standard. 
Urbaniste. Medium, obovate, tapering 
rather suddenly to the stalk, pale 
green, streaked and dotted with rus¬ 
set, assuming a yellow cast as it be¬ 
comes ripe; stalk rather long and 
stout; eye small, and deeply sunk; 
flesh buttery, and filled with rich per¬ 
fumed juice ; ripe in October. The 
tree is hardy, and tolerably vigorous ; 
the fruit is best from a standard. 
Vallee Tranche. Medium, obovate, pale 
greenish-yellow underneath, several 
shades deeper next the sun; stalk long 
and stout; eye small and shallow; 
flesh tender, rich, and juicy; in season 
through August and September. The 
tree is a good bearer, but inclined to 
canker. 
Van Mons Leon le Clerc. Large, oblong, 
tapering gently towards the stalk, 
yellowish-brown, deepening upwards, 
until near the stalk it is coated with 
russet; stalk long and stout, obliquely 
attached; eye small and shallow; flesh 
buttery, and deliciously rich; ripe in 
October and November. The tree 
bears well as a standard, in favorable 
spots, but the finest fruit is taken 
from a south-west wall, which it wel. 
deserves. 
Vicar of Winkfield. Very large, pyri¬ 
form, generally turbid on one side, 
pale yellow in the shade, and pale 
brown, dotted with darker brown, next 
the sun; stalk long and slender, ob¬ 
liquely attached; eye large, and almost 
prominent; flesh buttery, and filled 
with delicious, cool, sugary juice ; in 
season from November to January. 
The tree is vigorous, and a good 
bearer; it should have a wall, for the 
sake of the great improvement it 
makes in the size and appearance of 
the fruit, which then frequently at¬ 
tains a length of eight inches. Syn. 
Dumas, Monsieur le Cure. 
Welbeck. Large, obovate, yellow, with 
russet patches next the sun; stalk 
long and stout; eye large and deep ; 
flesh buttery, rich, juicy, and excellent; 
ripe in September, but though so early, 
requires a wall in most places. 
Windsor. Large, pyriform, pale green, 
changing to clear yellow as it becomes 
ripe; stalk short and slender; eye 
small, and moderately deep; flesh, 
when first ripe, buttery and rich, but 
if kept long becomes mealy and in¬ 
sipid ; in season from the end of 
August to the middle of September. 
Tree vigorous, and a good bearer as 
a standard; in some positions shows 
a disposition to canker. 
Yat. Medium size, pyriform, pale brown, 
thinly coated with russet; stalk of 
moderate length, and stout; eye small 
and deep; flesh tender, juicy, and 
richly perfumed; ripe in September. 
The tree is hardy, vigorous, and an 
abundant bearer as a standard. 
PINE APPLE. Ananassa (Thun- 
berg.) Nat. Ord. Bromeliacecs. The cul¬ 
ture of this “ king of fruits” forms part 
of the routine duty in the management 
of every establishment of pretension, and 
success in pine-growing marks a good 
cultivator. The species from which our 
cultivated varieties originate are natives 
of South America, the West India 
islands and Brazil abounding with them; 
consequently, with us, they require what 
is called stove culture. Their propa¬ 
gation is effected by suckers produced 
from the base of mature plants, and by 
the leafy crown proceeding from the 
