OR PINE-APP LE. 131 



will be full of roots early in autumn, they 

 will feldom fail of fruiting at a proper fea- 

 fon. 



BEFORE the plants are miffed into frefh 

 pots the bark-bed mould be worked to the 

 bottom, all th,e rotten tan taken out, one 

 third of new added, and it fhould be well 

 mixed with the old : this thorough ftir- 

 ring is neceflary at this feafon, that the 

 bark may keep a moderate heat all the 

 winter ; but it frequently happens that the 

 heat is violent for jfome .time, and if the 

 pots were plunged up to the rims it would 

 deflroy all the roots (and fometimes moft 

 of the ftcms) which would be a great de- 

 triment to the plants, and would be a 

 long time before they recovered ; for as 

 long as the violent heat continues they 

 will pufh no frem roots ; and if any quan- 

 tity of water is given during that time, 

 they are in danger of ratting. 



WHEN a misfortune of that kind hap- 

 pens, the beft method is to take tn.e 

 1 2 plants 



