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Anson's Queen. Ib.

Leaves resembling those of the Brown Sugar-loaf, but of a lighter brown, with fine spines. Fruit almost like the Queen, but the pips are flat, fourteen or fifteen deep. Flesh pale yellow, of pretty good flavour.

Weight from four to five pounds.

2. ANTIGUA QUEEN. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 60. Leaves light brown, mottled, and very mealy; spines coarse. Fruit oval, pips large, prominent. Flesh deep yellow, rich, and highly flavoured.

Weight from four to five pounds.

3. BLACK ANTIGUA. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 3. Brown Antigua. Ib. No. 4.

Leaves long, narrow, dark green, shaded with purple, mealy; spines coarse. Fruit large, somewhat oval; pips large, prominent. Flesh pale yellow, high-flavoured. Weight from four to six pounds.

4. BLACK JAMAICA. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 42. Jamaica.

Ib.

Leaves long, narrow, dark green, mottled, and tinged with brownish purple. Fruit large, pyramidal, of a brownish yellow when ripe; pips prominent. deep yellow, very highly flavoured.

Weight from three to four pounds.

5. BLOOD RED. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 13.

Blood. Ib.

Claret. Ib.

Flesh

Leaves large, broad, dark coloured; spines large, wide. Fruit oval, flattened at the top; pips red, rather flat. Flesh pale yellow.

Weight from four to five pounds.

Although the flesh is pale, the pips contain juice as

red as blood.

6. BROWN SUGAR-LOAF. Speechly.

Leaves broad, dark green, tinged with brown, mealy; spines regular. Fruit oval, dull reddish orange; pips large. Flesh deep yellow, high flavoured.

Weight from three to five pounds.

7. BROWN-LEAVED SUGAR-Loaf.

No. 81.

Striped Brown Sugar-loaf. Ib.

Hort. Soc. Cat.

Leaves short, dark green, tinged with brown. Fruit rather long, deep yellow; pips large. Flesh rich, yellow. high-flavoured.

Weight from three to four pounds.

8. ENVILLE. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 30. Cockscomb. Ib.

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Leaves large, broad, very mealy. Fruit pyramidal or longish oval, deep orange; pips large, rather flat. pale yellow, well flavoured.

Weight from five to six pounds.

9. GLOBE. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 33. English Globe. Ib.

Leaves narrow, erect, mealy. Fruit roundish or oblong, dull yellow; pips prominent. Flesh yellow, well flavoured.

Weight from three to four pounds.

10. GREEN ANTIGUA. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 6. Smooth Green Havannah. Of some Collections. Leaves broad, short; spines a few only, and those towards the tips. Fruit roundish oval; pips rather flat. Flesh deep yellow, pretty good.

Weight from four to five pounds. 11. GREEN PROVIDENCE.

Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 56.

New Green Olive. Ib. No. 50.

Leaves large, broad, light green, longer than those of the Old Queen. Fruit pyramidal, or longish oval, of a yellowish olive colour; pips prominent. Flesh pale yellow, very good.

Weight from two to three pounds.

12. GREEN QUEEN. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 63.

Smooth-leaved Queen. Of some Collections. Leaves strong, broad, dark green, mealy; spines few, placed at distant intervals. Fruit cylindrically oval; pips prominent. Flesh yellow, very good.

Weight from three to four pounds.

13. HAVANNAH.

Brown Havannah.

Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 37.

Ib.

Smooth-leaved Antigua.

Of some Collections.

Leaves narrow, light green, mottled with brown; spines none, except a few small ones near the tips. Fruit large, cylindrically oval, deep orange; pips large, flat. Flesh pale lemon colour, pretty good. Weight from four to five pounds.

14. HUSSAR. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 40.

Leaves long, narrow, pale green; spines rather coarse. Fruit tun-shaped; pips large. Flesh bright yellow, pretty good.

Weight from three to four pounds.

15. KING. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 46.

Common King. Ib.

Grass-green King. Ib.

Old King. Ib.

Leaves long, erect, pale green; spines none. Fruit ovate, or somewhat cylindrical, bright orange.

rich, yellow, saccharine mixed with acid.

Weight from three to four pounds.

16. LEMON QUEEN. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 64. Barbadoes Queen. Ib.

Lemon-coloured Barbadoes Queen.

Ib.

Flesh

Leaves broad, very mealy; spines fine, and on some

of the leaves incurved. Fruit large, oval, of a pale lemon colour; pips rather prominent.

yellow, well flavoured.

Weight from four to five pounds.

Flesh pale

17. MONTSERrat. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 48.

Copper. Ib.

Leaves longish, somewhat keel-shaped, dark glossy green, tinged with brown;

copper-coloured; pips flat.

pretty good flavour.

spines few. Fruit oval,

Flesh pale yellow, of a

Weight from three to four pounds.

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