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theJr roors, though March and April, and 

 Auguft, are the more eligible feafons for per- 

 forinincj; any eeneral ihiftino;. 



According as the pine-apples ripen in Sum- 

 mer and Autumn, and arc cut for ufe, be 

 careful to procure a fufficiency of the crowns 

 which grow on the top of the fruit, as alfo 

 the fuckers prodi;ced,at the bafe of the apple, 

 in order for planting to raife a fucceihonal 

 fupply of young plants ; for thefe, and the 

 fuckers produced at the bottom of the plants, 

 are the only parts by which to propagate the 

 pines ; the bottom fuckers being alfo gene- 

 rally in proper order when the fruit is ripe, or 

 foon after, to be taken off for planting. 



When the ripe fruit is ferved up to table, 

 and not before, the crowns at top are to be 

 taken off for planting ; likewife any fmall 

 fuckers produced at the bafe of the fruit may 

 be detached for the fame purpofe ; and the 

 fuckers arifing at the bottom of tiieold plants, 

 when from about five or fix, to eight, ten, or 

 twelve inches length, are alfo proper to be 

 detached as principal young planrs, and pre- 

 pared for planting : obferviiig, that as both 

 the crowns and luckers are of a fomewhat 

 fucculent nature at bottom, when fiift taken 

 off it is proper, previous to planting, to lay 

 them U]30n -^ Ihelf, Sec. in fome dry place, or 

 in the Hot-houfe, for a few days, or a 

 week or two, or more, to dry the fucculencc 

 or moilluic in the bottom part aforefaid, 



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