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forward, are shifted at once into large pots, and 

 will show fruit in the course of that autumn, or 

 within the year, and ripen their fruit in November 

 or December, very desirable periods for the royal 

 table, equally expeditious, as in Mr. Baldwin's 

 mode, and more so than in Cuba or Jamaica. The 

 plants which are in a less forward state are dis- 

 rooted entirely, put into pots according to their 

 sizes, nursed all the summer in the pits, and moved 

 to the larger houses in autumn, where they show 

 fruit at various periods, during the winter, and in 

 the following season ; thus ripening their fruit at 

 different periods, from eighteen months to two and 

 a half years, from the time they were taken from the 

 parent plants. The pots in which these plants 

 are fruited, seldom exceed twelve inches in dia- 

 meter. 



Insects. Various modes of getting rid of these 

 was attempted both at Kew and Kensington ; that 

 which was finally successful was steeping for two 

 or three hours in strong tobacco- water, as recom- 

 mended by Miller; then washing in pure water 

 two or three times drying, planting, shading, 

 and applying a brisk bottom heat, a moist atmo- 

 sphere, and giving a little air. This recovered the 

 plants, and future regimen continued them in the 

 vigorous state of health in which they now are. 



Fruit produced. The object, and it is most suc- 

 cessfully attained, is to have handsome Pines on 

 the royal table every day in the year ; they cannot, 

 of course, be very high-flavoured in the winter 



