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The Hot-House. 



Pine-apple. Plants. 



IF the pine-apple plants which are to produce their 

 fruit the next year, were not fliifted into larger pots 

 the laft mon-th, that work fhould be done the firft week* 

 i.:: ::hi- month at fartheil; otherwife the growth of the 

 plants will be greatly retarded. 



In fhifting thefe plants you muft obferve to preferve 

 the ball of earth entire about their roots, placing it with 

 the fame care into the larger pots, and fill up the pot 

 with frefh compoil ; 4:hen ilir up the bark, plunge the 

 pots again therein to their rims, and give the plants a- 

 very moderate watering. 



But in fhifting and ordering thefe plants let the fame 

 rule be obferved as advifed in the two former months. 



But where the plants were fnifted a month or fxve weeks 

 ago, and at that time no frcfh tan added,- it will now be- 

 proper to examine the beat of the bark wherein tue 

 plants in general are plunged ; and if you find it is very" 

 weak, flir up the bark to the bottom with a fork, and- 

 plunge the pofs again immediately to their rims. 



This will revive the heat of the bed, and will continue 

 it in a good cond'fion till "the next month, when they 

 muft be removed into th-e fruiting-hoafe, where they are 

 to remain to perfert their fruit. 



Admitting Air. 



You mufl:' obferve to admit, air to the plants in gene- 

 ral, in the.hot-houfe or ftove departments, every day at 

 this feafon, if the fun is warmi, by Hiding open .fome of 

 the top or upright glaiTes. or both, occafionally, more 

 cr lefs, according as the heat of the day increafes and 

 decr^afes ; Hiutting all clofe. in due time tov/ards tire 

 evening. 



Waterir^g the Pines, 



The pine apple plants wi:l require moderate refrcfh- 

 ments of v.ater, once in three or four days, provided 

 there is a brifk heat at bottom ; but if the heat in the 



bark- 



