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tard its ripening ; fo that many 



times it will be Oclober or Novem- 

 ber before the JFruit is ripe : there- 

 fore you mould be very careful to 

 keep the Plants in a vigorous grow- 

 ing State, from the firft Appearance 

 of the Fruit, becaufe upon this de- 

 pend the Gcodnefs and Size of the 

 Fruit ; for if they receive a Check 

 after this, the Fruit is generally 

 fmall, and ill-talked . 



When you have cut off the Fruit 

 from the Plants, whole Kind you are 

 defirous to propagate, you fhould 

 trim the Leaves, and plunge the Pots 

 into a moderate Hot bed ; ob.trvmg 

 to refrefh them frequently with Wa- 

 ter, which will caule them to put 

 out Suckers in Plenty ; fo that a Per- 

 fon may be foon fupplied with Plants 

 enough of ;my of the K.nds, who 

 will but obferve to keep the Plants 

 in Health. 



There is not any thing which can 

 happen to thefe Plants, of a more 

 dangerous Nature, than to have 

 them attacked by fmall white In- 

 fects, which appear at firlt like a 

 white Mildew, but foon after have 

 the Appearance of Lice : thefe at- 

 tack both Root and Leaves at the 

 fame time; and, if they are not foon 

 deliroyed, will Ipread over a whole 

 Stove in a fhort tnr;e; and in a few 

 Weeks will imirely Mop the Growth 

 of the Piar ts, by fucking out the nu- 

 tritious Juice, fo that the Leaves 

 will appear yellow and fickly, and 

 have generally a great Is umber of 

 yellow tranfparent Spots all over 

 them. Thefe Inle&s, after they are 

 fully grown, appear like Bugs ; and 

 adhere fo clofely to the Leaves, as 

 not to be eafily warned off, and feem 

 as if they find no Life in them. 1 hey 

 Were originally brought from Ame- 

 rica upon the Plants which were im- 

 ported from thence, and I believe 



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they are the fame Infects which have 

 deliroyed the Sugar-canes of late 

 Years in fome of the Lienvard 

 JJlands. Since they have been in 

 England, they have fpread greatly in 

 fuch Stoves, where there has not 

 been more than ordinary Care taken 

 to deftroy them. They have alio at- 

 tacked the Orange trees in many 

 Gardens near London^ and have done 

 them incredible Damage ; but I do 

 not find they will endure the Cold 

 of our Climate in Winter, fo that 

 they ate never found on fuch Plants 

 as live in the open Air. The only 

 Method I have yet been able to dis- 

 cover for destroying thefe Infects, 

 is, by warning the Leaves, Branches, 

 and Stems, of fuch Plants as they 

 attack, frequently with Water, in 

 which there has been a llrong Infu- 

 fion of I obacco ftalks, which I find 

 will deltroy the Infects, and not pre- 

 judice the Plants. But this Method 

 cannot be practifed on the Ananas 

 Plants, becaufe thefe Jnfects will fa- 

 llen themfelves fo low between the 

 Leaves, that it is impoffi le to come 

 at them wirh a Sponge to warn them 

 off ; fo that if all thofe which ap- 

 pear to Sight are cleared oft, they 

 will foon be fucceeded by a frefli 

 Supply from below ; and the Roots 

 will be alfo equally infefted at the 

 fame time. Therefore, where-ever 

 thefe Infects appear on the Plants, the 

 fafeft Method will be, to take the 

 Plants but of the Pots, and clear the 

 Earth from the Roots ; then prepare 

 a large Tub, which fhould be filled 

 with Water, in which there has been 

 a (bong Infufion of Tobacco-italks ; 

 into this Tub you mould put the 

 Plants, placing fome Sticks crofs 

 the Tub, to keep the Plants im- 

 merfed in the Water. In this Water 

 they mould remain twenty-lour 

 Hours ; then take them out, and 



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