Jan. 72^ Gar dealers Kalendar, 3 3 



The Ananas, or Pine-apphs, which begin 

 now to (hew their fruit, muft be carefully 

 looked after, obferving to refresh them when 

 they are dry with water; for want of which, thty 

 are often ftarved, and the fruit is rendered 

 fmall : but this water fhould be placed in the 

 ftove at leafl: twelve hours before it is ufed, 

 that it may acquire an equal warmth with the 

 air of the houfe, otherwife it will be too 

 cold for them. You mull: alio keep up the 

 warmth of the houfe, and not fuffcr the heat 

 to decline at this feafon, left thereby the fruit 

 be ftinted 3 the tan muft alfo be kept of a proper 

 warmth, by ftirring of it up, if neceffary, and 

 frefh tan put into the beds where it is wanting; 

 for if the plants have not a proper heat to their 

 roots, they will not produce large fruit : but, at 

 the fame time, I muft caution againft the keep- 

 ing the ftove too hot, which will force the fruit 

 too much, and render it very fmall; this alfo 

 occafions the young plants to lliew fruit a year 

 belore their time, fo that their fruit will be 

 exceeding fmall, and of little value. 



The Coffee trees, and other woody plants 

 which are placed in the bark-bed in the ftove, 

 muft alfo be often refre&ed with water, and 

 their dead or mouldy leaves conftantly taken 

 off; and where any of the leaves have con- 



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