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much fooner than the other. I have for many years 

 brought Pine-apples to perteSion v/ith horfe-dung only, 

 but then I have been obliged to l"hift them oftencr, 

 than when tan was ufed. I have alfo made ufe of 

 tan for the pit, and horfe-diing for the lining on the 

 outfide of the back part of my fruiting frame, with ad- 

 mirable fuccefs, the fruit being valfly fuperior, both 

 for flavour and magnitude, to thofe which are railed 

 by the (love. 



Thofe who are newly beginning to raife a pinery with 

 fmall plants, crowns or fuckers, have no need of any o- 

 ther direftion, nor can they raife them to perfe6tion a- 

 ny way fo well as by the method juft direSled. But when 

 they have crowns and fuckers to fucceed the firfl;, 

 it will be neceflary to have another frame, conftru£ted 

 in the following manner. 



The crowns and fuckers are two years before they 

 perfect their fruit ; therefore they will annually require 

 feveral frefh beds of dung, covered with tan, to fhift the 

 pots into. This frame then fhould be fix feet wide. The 

 length mufl be in proportion to the fruiting-franne, and 

 made in the fame manner as thofe for Cucumbers, but 

 ftronger. It muft rife three feet and fix inches in the 

 back, and two feet fix inches in the front, to be co- 

 vered with lights to Aide, as has been already direfted, 

 and to be well fituated in refpeft to the fun, whofe in- 

 fluence may be much afTirted by a front glafs, to rife 

 fifteen inches. This frame, which is intended for raifing 

 the fuckers, crowns, iffc. may be contrived of two or 

 three lengths, according to the number of plants which 

 you intend to place in it. 



The tan which ferments beft is that of a moderate 

 fize, which is ufually wet, when firt\ brought into the 

 garden, therefore mull be thinly fpread to dry for a day 

 or two, when the cakes are to be feparated, and the 

 whole caft in a heap under cover to ferment. 



But if the plants are to be reared by horfe-dung 

 only, it muft not be put into the pit wet; particular- 

 ly in the winter, when it might occafion a conlide- 

 rable damp, which would be deliimeiital to the plants. 



M 3 Having 



