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ON THE CULTURE 



on the temperature of the tan as well as the sea- 

 son. When the weather is warm* and the tan 

 heats kindly, they will make a greater progress in 

 ten or twelve days, than in a month, when the tan 

 is in a declining state, and the season cold and 

 dark. 



The crowns will require very little water during 

 the time they remain in the tan ; a gentle sprink- 

 ling or two will be quite sufficient. 



When the crowns are removed from the tan, 

 they should be taken up with great care, and 

 cleared of all decayed matter at their bottoms, 

 and immediately planted in small pots filled with 

 the compost mould hereafter recommended, and 

 from that time treated as the suckers, in the fol- 

 lowing manner. 



On raising the Pine by Suckers. 



As the fruit of the Pine-apple is the principal 

 object, and sole reward of the great expense and 

 trouble attending its management, few persons 

 choose to permit the suckers to remain on the 

 plants till they grow very large, as they would 

 injure the fruit and prevent its swelling ; they are 

 therefore generally taken from the plants as soon 

 as it can be done with safety. But where a stock 

 of plants is the object, the advantage which might 

 be gained in the fruit is given up, in order to pro- 

 mote the growth of the suckers, by permitting 

 them to remain on the old stools some time after 



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