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propagating the pine apple from suckers, but this pre- 

 judice has departed, since finer fruit has been proved 

 to be more easily attainable from them than from 

 crowns, and that vigorously growing plants are those 

 only which will produce it. Suckers usually and 

 most readily produce vigorous plants. Always select 

 the finest suckers, and from those plants only which 

 have produced very superior fruit. 



If a stool is not intended to be refruited from, as 

 soon as its fruit is cut, take out the old stool, strip 

 down the leaves, and cut off a piece of the stem or 

 trunk with a hatchet or strong knife to the length of 

 3 inches or thereabouts, with a sucker or two grow- 

 ing from it. Do not usually allow more than two to 

 grow on a plant ; if it offers to produce more, twist 

 them out carefully in a young state, but a strong 

 healthy plant will not put forth a superfluity of 

 suckers, unless subjected to extreme heat, cold, or 

 the application of water to the axils of the leaves. 

 Subjecting plants to sudden checks is the readiest 

 method of producing a stock of plants. Plant imme- 

 diately the pieces of stem in the pots, and the suckers 

 will maintain their vigorous health almost unchecked ; 

 if care be taken in potting, and plunging of the 

 pots afterwards, and attention paid to giving metho- 

 dical syringing, or sprinklings with tepid water over 

 and about the structure. The pots will be full of 

 roots within 15 or 18 days, and will soon make vigor- 

 ous plants. 



