THE PIS'E APPLE. 



However, as some persons are inclined to sup- 

 pose that Pines raised by these methods are gene- 

 rally of superior quality, I shall just beg to say, 

 that the first method, of setting the pot in water, 

 is greatly to be preferred, and that the best time 

 for adopting it is immediately after the plants have 

 shown fruit in the spring. 



Mr. Speedily is minute in his directions as to air, 

 water, the use of leaves instead of bark, the appli- 

 cation of fire, heat, &c. ; but as all these instate* 

 tions are more to be considered as applicable to the 

 general management of the hot-house, than the 

 particular treatment of the Pine-apple, we do not 

 think it advisable to trouble the reader with their 

 perusal. 



Insects. Those which more immediately infest 

 the Pine, were first described in Speechly's book. 

 They are all species or varieties of the Linnean 

 order Hemiptera, and genus Coccus. The first is 

 the brown turtle bug, Coccus Jiesperidum (Fig. 9.) 

 The female has at first 

 the appearance of a flat 

 scale (a) ; afterwards, 

 when depositing its eggs, 

 it becomes fixed and tur- 

 gid (6) ; these eggs (cr) 

 are hatched under the 

 mother, who soon after- 1^ 

 wards dies; the young 

 insects, seen under a 

 magnifier, appear like tur- 



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