1 FOREIGN DIODES OF CULTIVATING 



about two hundred plants, chiefly from Surinam 

 and Curasao, but some from the Dutch factories 

 in the East Indies, which were in good health ; 

 but the art of bringing them to fruit was not known 

 till Mr. Le Cour took them in hand. Miller says, 

 that after a great many trials, with little or no 

 success, Mr. Le Cour did at length hit upon a 

 proper degree of heat and management, so as to 

 produce fruit equally good (though not so large), 

 as that which is produced in the West Indies. 

 About the year 1737, the year before his death, 

 Mr. Le Cour published a quarto volume in Dutch, 

 containing the result of his observations on gar- 

 dens, trees, and flowers ; with explanatory descrip- 

 tions of his stoves. 



From this work, arid from the statements of 

 Professor Bradley, (Treatise on Husbandry and 

 Gardening, for June 1724, p. 161.) we learn that 

 Le Cour's mode of treating the Pine plant was very 

 similar to that adopted at Sir Matthew Decker's 

 garden at Richmond, to be afterwards described ; 

 but we shall give this gentleman's practice, as re-* 

 lated by himself. 



SECT. I. 



Culture of the Pine Apple by Mr. Le Cour in the beginning 

 of the 18*7* century, at Drieocc/c, near Leyden. 



I DISTINGUISH, he says, three different species of 

 Pine Apple j the first and best has green leaves, gar- 



