168 WHYTOCK—THE CULTIVATION -OF 
The structure best adapted for growing young pine-plants from 
suckers onwards as successionals is a brick-built pit with top 
and bottom-heat. The temperature in winter does not require 
to be high, and these pits are easily heated, and in case of very 
hard weather frigidoms can be run over the lights. 
Pine-growing is becoming limited to a very few places amongst 
British gardens. It is expensive, especially with such dear fuel 
as we have been having lately, and the pine-apples now imported 
are abundant in quantity, of fine size and looks, and very cheap ; 
they are, however, very deficient in flavour when compared with 
our home-grown ones. The public generally are not good 
judges of first-rate fruit ; this is very noticeable in the quantities 
of good-looking but poor-flavoured grapes sold. I think, there- 
fore, the wealthy leaders of society who wish the best of every- 
thing will want the best grown British pines and British hot- 
house fruit, as being superior to anything else. 
The great decrease in British pine-growing has also restricted 
the varieties grown to what are the best, and they number only 
three or four. The Queen is the best flavoured pine, but can 
only be grown for summer fruit, that is from May until October 
—it is no good for winter. It takes the least room, growing in — 
smaller pots than others, is of a dwarf habit, a free grower, certain 
fruiter, comes quick to maturity, and has a beautiful golden 
colour. 
The smooth-leaved Cayenne is the best winter pine, that is 
for producing fruit from October until May. The fruit is larger 
and the plant is larger, requiring a pot one-and-a-half to two 
inches more in diameter than the Queen. 
Black Jamaica is the finest-flavoured winter pine. It grows 
strong ; fruit rather small, and of a dull colour. This variety is 
always much appreciated in dessert. 
Charlotte Rothschild is the next best winter pine, and is 
rather taller-growing than the others, and has fruit similar to 
Cayenne. 2 
To keep up a succession of pines all the year round, these 
varieties are sufficient. 
Pines have been grown in very varied soils, I ee seen a large 
number grown in nothing but peat, I think because it was the 
most convenient, but the fruit was very small and the plants grew 
