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we find there was printed, " An account of the Armunus. 

 or West Indian Pine-apple, as it now flourishes in Sir 

 Matthew Decker's garden at Richmond, in Surrey, under 

 the care of Henry Telende." Ext. in ejusdem libro : Lon- 

 don, 1726. 



From Lady Mary Montague's remarks, we may also 

 conclude that it was not much before the time stated, as 

 on her journey to Constantinople in the year 1716, this 

 intelligent lady remarks the circumstance of pine-apples 

 being served up in the dessert, at the electoral table at 

 Hanover, as a thing she had never before seen or heard 

 of; and from her ladyship's rank, we may conclude that 

 she would naturally have met with them, or heard of the 

 circumstance that excited so much curiosity, had they 

 been previously ripened at Richmond. 



It is stated, that the first pine-apples, raised in Europe, 

 were by M. La Cout of Leyden ; and this is probable, ex- 

 cepting those grown by Mr. Rose, in the time of Charles 

 the Second. 



By an engraving of the pine-apple, which was pub- 

 lished by Robert Furber, gardener, at Kensington, in the 

 year 1733, we may judge that the raising of pines was 

 not then brought to any degree of perfection, as the fruit 

 is represented short, having not more than four or five 

 rows of pips in height ; and the crown appears small and 

 weak. From the drawings of the other fruits, which 

 seem to be from fine specimens, it is natural to suppose 

 that this fruit was also copied from the best pine then 

 produced. 



In Jamaica, pine-apples have become so prolific, that 

 they are often used to flavour rum, and a wine is made 

 from the fermented juice of the sweeter sorts, nearly 

 equal to Malmsey. Lunan observes, in his Hortus Ja- 

 maicensis, that these plants grow most luxuriantly when 

 they are associated together; and the suckers from them 



