nS- OF THE ANANAS, 

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though they appear large and in good 

 health. This often happens when the 

 roots of the fruiting plants are burnt all 

 round the fide of the pot and go no further. 

 There are roots fufficient to fupport the 

 plant for a time ; and if they do not get 

 too much water at that juncture, having ft 

 good heat, they will foon pufh frefh roots, 

 and keep growing inftead of fhe\ving fruit, 

 \vhich they feldom do until the pots are 

 full of roots. This is the reafon why 

 fome plants are fo late in fruiting; and is 

 alfo a convincing proof that fhifting young 

 plants'*, before the roots are matted round 

 the pots, is a good method to prevent 

 their fruiting. 



THE fuckers mould remain on the ftools, 

 or old plants, after the fruit is cut, until 

 .the whole crop is hnithed ; then they 

 fhould have a good deal of water, efpeci- 

 ally if there is a moderate heat in the 

 bark. As. the old plant has nothing to feed 

 but the lackers, they will grow to a large 

 fjze befor.e all the crop is cut, which will 



