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Fruit produced. He says nothing of the weight 

 of the fruit, but he calculates on fruiting the 

 plants in two years, and ripening the fruit only in 

 summer and autumn, or between July and October 

 inclusive ; and he prefers the Queen Pine to all 

 others. 



SECT. VI- 



Culture of the Pine Apple by William Speechly, gardener to 

 his Grace the Duke of Portland, at Welbeck, in Nottingham- 

 shire, 1779. 



THE culture of the Pine, Mr. Speechly observes, 

 has already been treated of by many persons, who 

 have varied much in the methods they have recom- 

 mended. Far from meaning to depreciate their la- 

 bours, he adds, " my advice and pretensions rest 

 solely upon the success which I have met with in 

 my experiments." He went to serve the Duke of 

 Portland in 1767, and published his book after 

 eleven years' experience. He continued at Welbeck 

 till about the year 1800. 



Form of House. The great object of Mr. 

 Speechly seems to have been to combine the cul- 

 ture of the Pine and Vine ; and for this purpose he 

 adopted one form both for his succession and fruit- 

 ing-house ; training Vines up the rafters, and on 

 the upper part of the back wall. 



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