THE PINE APPLE. 



CVLTVBE— (Continued ) . 



Temperature of Air, — There is no well-grounded 

 doubt that the pine apple is a much hardier plant 

 than is usually supposed, and we have ample evidence 

 demonstrating that it will not only endure very high, 

 but very low temperatures, and that it will flourish 

 and be fruitful when growing permanently in tempe- 

 ratures much below those usually assigned for it. 

 Our conviction upon this point cannot be shewn more 

 decisively than by our having commenced, without 

 any previous communication, experiments to test 

 whether this fruit cannot be grown out of doors in 

 Devonshire, and in a greenhouse in Hampshire. 

 Mr. Knight found that a young pine apple plant 

 endured without injury a temperature as low as the 

 freezing point of water ; whilst to try its endurance 

 of the other extreme, Mr. MThail found it could 

 be plunged in water heated to 130 degs. without 

 being prejudiced. 



