142 OF THE ANANAS, 



and there will be more air amongft the pot? 

 than if the crowns were to be plunged all 

 together. 



IF they are properly mifted and ma- 

 naged as here directed (and meet with no 

 accident) they will be ftrong, mort, ftiff 

 plants, with broad leaves growing almoft 

 horizontally, and will mew fine fruit-buds 

 with mort flems, and produce a large 

 rich-flavoured fruit. 



MANY admire crowns, as they make the 

 handfomefr. plants ; they are much thicker 

 of leaves than the fuckers, and more 

 irghtly ; but if the fuckers are properly 

 managed they will produce as good fruit 

 at one year old as the crowns will at almoft 

 three, fo that there are two years faved, 

 befides the expence and trouble. 



SHOULD the plants which are in fruit 

 meet with the misfortune to have their 

 roots fcorched, which may happen to the 



moft 



