194 THE FORCING GARDENER. [B. I, 



the fame pots ; but none of the roots, un- 

 lefs wafted, muft be cut away. 



The above, in refpe6l of the plants that 

 are Jhown, I prefume, has never been re- 

 commended before ; and I am happy in 

 being enabled to do fb with confidence. 

 It has ever been a matter to be regretted, 

 that Pines, from the want of fun and air 

 in the Winter months, are apt to be ftint- 

 ed, and ihow their fruit too foon ^ and 

 that fruit fo fliown, feldom come to be of 

 any considerable fize or flavour ; the plants 

 thus ftinted, being unable to nourifli the 

 fruit $ and thefe, from the want of fun- 

 fhine in the early months, coming far ihort 

 in flavour to thofe matured at a later pe- 

 riod. 



I fir ft tried the experiment on. a dozen 

 of plants $ the half of which were in, and 

 the other half paft the flower, at this time 

 of the year. They were kept back a full 

 month by the operation* Thofe that were 

 paft the flower equalled, and thofe that 

 were only in flower confiderably exceeded 

 any of the others of their forwardnefs at 

 the time of ihifting. Being encouraged 

 by my fuccefs, I treated my whole flock 



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