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care of it, after it has been well harvested; nor tie 

 right mode, or season, in making use of it ; though all 

 and each is a matter of some importance. It is not 

 such a sized pot made use of for fruiting pines, with 

 so much charcoal added to the soil ; nor so many 

 quarts of liquid manure applied so many times a 

 week ; nor a certain stated degree of either atmos- 

 pheric or bottom heat ; nor a certain time of applying, 

 or degree of, heat, previously to giving air, or shutting 

 up, that will ensure success ; neither will any peculiarly 

 constructed house, or pit ; nor any especial heating 

 apparatus ; but all and each must be accordant with 

 each other to insure success. 



Pine culture is perfect when its fruit, excellent in 

 quality, is producible in the dessert throughout the 

 year. This is now accomplished in many gardens, 

 thanks to the advanced skill and science of our gar- 

 deners, who have now exploded many detremental 

 prejudices in the culture of this fruit — extremely high 

 temperature and disrooting among them — which were 

 fatal bars to first-rate quality, and continued suc- 

 cession. The employment of lower temperatures has 

 gained to the pine apple that great requisite for 

 excellence of flavour — slow but unchecked growth ; 

 for our experience is quite coincident with that of Mr. 

 Knight, who says that he found all fruits (and par- 

 ticularly the melon) to acquire their highest state of 

 excellence when their growth has been slow, provided 



