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Queen, and Black Antigua. By the progress they 

 have hitherto made and their present appearance, I 

 can venture to state, without any doubt, that we shall 

 cut a score of Queen pines from the open kitchen 

 garden, between this date and the 29th of September, 

 that will weigh in the aggregate 601bs. This will be 

 a novelty, and a case unparalleled, we believe, in this 

 country. If this is discredited, parties are invited 

 by Mr. Barnes to visit Bicton and examine for them- 

 selves. The mode of treatment is as follows : — We 

 cut a trench, forming a bank on each side of it ; and 

 then, at the end of May, place the plants in the bot- 

 tom OH three bricks, filling up round the pots with some 

 well- wrought leaves. We then cover the surface of 

 the leaves, and the banks on each side, with charred 

 hay, Mr. Barnes considering this does best for absorb- 

 ing the heat, retaining it, and giving it off in a 

 gradual, wholesome manner. We can see no reason 

 why pines should not do turned out as well as cucum- 

 bers, melons, and many other exotic plants, perennials 

 as well as annuals. Mr. Barnes adds, that he is in 

 no fear of the West Indian cultivators surpassing us 

 for a time, by what he can already observe. 



