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plants producing fruit and suckers^ and undergoing 

 the same operation as its progenitor^ whose place it is 

 to occupy. The few leaves left on the top of the 

 stool are, as they become matured in the course of the 

 season, plucked off ; so that the whole stool, being 

 entirely covered with earth, produces abundance bf 

 young roots, which continue to supply the rising 

 plant with additional nourishment, independently of 

 that obtained by its own immediate roots, until it has 

 performed its office. The pines were never moved 

 out of the pots in which they were first planted ; and 

 at all seasons, excepting in the depth of winter, the 

 house was kept in a state of humidity. {Gard, Mag, 

 ii. 368.) 



Upon the details of Mr. Hamilton's practice, we 

 shall only further add some remarks made by him- 

 self and by Dr. Lindley, adding the modes adopted 

 by Mr. Gray and Mr. Dale for carrying out the same 

 system. Dr. Lindley observes that — 



Mr. Hamilton has but two moderate-sized houses 

 for the whole of his processes, as far as pine-growing 

 is concerned : in one of these, the principal fruiting- 

 house, he grows winter and spring cucumbers ; the 

 only crop which can (according to Mr. H.) be grown 

 with propriety in a house, the primary object of which 

 is to produce abundance of first-rate pine apples. 

 Mr. H. entirely repudiates the idea of growing grapes 

 or pines, more especially late grapes ; as, if such be 



