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for these can be readily lifted out and placed in a 

 light by themselves, or in another structure, and a 

 fresh plant put into its place. A pine apple should 

 never be allowed to remain on the plant after being 

 ripe, as this is very detrimental to its flavour. It is 

 best to cut any variety of pine apple a little pre- 

 viously to its being ripe, rather than to allow it to re- 

 main one day on the plant after being ripe. When 

 cut in due season it will improve both in coloui' and 

 flavour, which should be taken advantage of by not 

 keeping it too long before making use of it. 



Si^e of Pots. — For full-sized suckers the pot should 

 be six inches diam.eter at the top and six inches deep ; 

 for succession plants most gardeners employ another 

 pot, 9 inches by 7 inches ; and for fruiting, 1 2 inches 

 in diameter by 15 inches deep. But only the first 

 and third sizes named are really desirable. We have 

 no particular time or season for shifting, potting, or 

 repotting ; we do all these at any season of the year, 

 whenever we fancy the plants seem to require it. 

 Never shift a plant, or repot, but twice at the most. 

 If it is a strong spring sucker, give it but one potting 

 from the sucker pot to the fruiting pot. 



At Bicton, Mr. Barnes employs, for fruiting pines, 

 pots from 12 to 17 inches in diameter and depth, but 

 usually employs those which are 15 inches diameter 

 and a like depth ; and this size he finds best at all 



