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holding about two hogsheads, two bushels of cow- 

 dung, one peck of horn shavings, and from 20 to 24 

 quarts of bullock's blood, filling the remaining space 

 with water ; and leave it for three or four months to 

 a voluntary fermentation, causing the liquid to be well 

 stirred up about once every week. 



Use of the Liquid. — At the end of those three or 

 four months the fermentation will have been completed, 

 and the liquid may be applied to the pine apples to- 

 wards the end of May or the beginning of June, and 

 again in September and October, under the following 

 regulations : When the moss in the pots has got pro- 

 perly dry, water the plants copiously with this liquid 

 stirred up, and afterwards each plant with clean water, 

 in order to distribute the former equally among the 

 pots. Only use the liquid once, employing water at 

 other times. Use this liquid again in September or 

 October, also for once only, and then again use pure 

 water. {Ibid.) 



Manures. — These have been mentioned incident- 

 ally, whilst descanting upon the soil to be employed. 

 If this be duly attended to, a little liquid manure 

 will be the only fertilizer required. This is formed 

 by adding a peck of fresh sheep's or deer's dung 

 to 30 gallons of water, and allowing it to stand until 

 quite clear. This may be given to all rooted plants 

 once or twice a week ; the stronger and more vigorous 

 the plants the oftener may the liquid be given them 

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