Oft. 7^^ Gardeners Kalendar. '^'^'^ 

 The Ananas or Pine-apples, which are to 

 fruit the next feafon, muft now be placed in 

 the bark-bed in the ftove, where they are de- 

 figned to remain to ripen their fruit, that they 

 may enjoy a proper degree of heat ^ and during 

 the winter, the plants (hould be refreflied fre- 

 quently with water, which, in hard frofts, 

 fhould be placed in the ftove twenty-four hours 

 before it be ufed, but not too near the fire- 

 place or flues, left it is made too warm, but 

 •nly to acquire a proportionable warmth with 

 the air of the houfe ; for if the roots of the 

 plants fhould have their fibres much dried in 

 winter, the plants will receive fo great in- 

 jury as to render the fruit fmall ; and by this 

 negledl alfo many times the young plants^ raif- 

 ed from the laft year's crowns and offsets are 

 brought to fruit, which were not defigned 

 for fruiting until the following year 3 and fo, 

 confequently, their fruit will be very fmalJ, 

 and of little value : but, on the other hand, 

 there muft be great care taken, not to give 

 them too much water, nor to repeat it too 

 often ; for much wet, at this feafon, will be 

 equally injurious to them. 



The beginning of this month, if the feafon 

 has proved fo favourable as to permit thofe 

 plants which are tender to remain fo long 



abroad, 



