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of sand so that the roots can run readily through 

 it, and if the soil is on the heavy side add more 

 sand, or still better, sand and charcoal. Soil 

 for Pineapples should be prepared a few months 

 in advance, and for every four loads of soil add 

 one load of farmyard manure. When ready for 

 use a sprinkling of blood and bone, say at the 

 rate of 100 of soil to one of blood and bone — 

 such a compost Pineapples should thrive in. 



There are different ways of growing this m- 

 teresting fruit. They may be grown in pots: 

 keep re-potting until they are in eleven- or twelve- 

 inch pots, which is large enough to fruit them in. 

 Years ago most of the Pineapples grown under 

 glass were wholly under the pot system. How- 

 ever, even if grown in pots, if bottom heat can 

 be had, the plants will make a more rapid 

 growth, especially if the pots are plunged into 

 some open material — tan bark, for instance, 

 would be ideal. 



Another mode of growing them is to set the 

 plants in solid beds, which is to be highly 

 recommended. The plants make rapid growth 

 under this culture — say about one foot of 

 drainage over the hot-water pipes, then fifteen 

 inches of soil, setting the plants about twenty 

 inches apart. Then the plants may be replaced 

 with young ones after every crop, or the strong 



