414 TheHot-Hous. [Aug. 



Let this be done, if pofiible, in the nrll or fecond week 

 in the month, that they may have time to make new 

 roots, and efiablifh themfelves in a fre^e growth by Oc- 

 tober, ready for being placed in the fruiting-houfe or 

 bark-bed, where they are to remain to fruit. 



Jn fhifting thefe plants, obferve to let a proper quanti- 

 ty of frefh earth be brought and laid ready; or any light- 

 ifh rich garden mould will do ; but if a prepared com- 

 poft of rich kitchen-garden earth, frefh light loam, and 

 a portion of thoroughly rotten dung, all worked up to- 

 gether in a ridge, expofed in the full fun and air, fomc 

 months before; it will be the moft eligible foil for:' 

 thefe plants. 



The earth being ready, then bring the new pots for 

 the reception of the plants, and put as much of the nevt 

 earth into each pot as will cover the bottom three o^ 

 four inches deep, and then take the pots of plants one 

 by one out of the bed, and with care Ihake out the plant . 

 with its ball entire; and placing it in the new pot, fill 

 up the vacancy with frefh earth, and immediately give a , 

 moderate watering. 



When all is planted, let the bark-bed be ftlrred up 

 v.ith a fork fo the bottom ; at the fame time let a good ' 

 quantity of new tan be thrown in, and work both well 

 together. 



This being done, let the pots immediately be plunged 

 ngain to their rims, and refrefh them now. and then with 

 water. * • 



Fruiting Pines. . ^ 



Take care of the pine-apple plants which are now in 

 fruit; they will now and then require" fome water, but 

 this mull not be given in large quantities. 



Be careful, as obferved laft month, that according as 

 the fruit arrives to maturity, to gather them before |oo 

 ripe. See July. 



Prepagating Pines, 



The pine-apples will now ripen apace; therefore take 

 care, according as the fruit is cut, to obferve, that where 

 fuch of the plants as the fruit is cut from, are not fur- 

 niflied with fuckers for an encreafe of new plants, they 

 fhould now be prepared in fuch manner as to promote 

 their producing fuch. 



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