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LV. On the Cultivation of the Arachis hypogaea. In a Let- 

 ter to the Secretary. By Mr. John Newman, Gardener 

 to the Hon. Robert Fulk Grevilee, F.H.S. 



Read August 17th, 1823. 



Sir, 



I beg leave to lay before the Horticultural Society a few 

 remarks on the cultivation of the Arachis hypogcea, and 

 hope, though trifling, that they may not be uninteresting. 



The Arachis hypogaea, though often introduced into this 

 country, has seldom produced any seeds. To those gentle- 

 men who are fond of cultivating tropical fruits, it may proba- 

 bly be worth knowing, that if the seeds be sown singly in 

 pots (in a stove in February), and the plants when advanced 

 in growth to about six inches in height, turned out into the 

 tan-p t of a pine stove, just after the Pines have been shifted, 

 a little below the surface of the tan, close to the curb of the 

 pit, they will form a beautiful edging, and not injure the 

 Pines, as they seldom grow more than a foot in height. They 

 should be taken up in the autumn, and the pods washed and 

 dried in the shade. 



I have cultivated the Arachis hypogaea with great success 

 in the pine stoves, at Castle Hall, gathering from twenty to 

 thirty pods from each plant ; and when dried, the seeds have 

 been found to possess nearly the same qualities as those grown 

 in tropical countries. I need not add, that they are cultivated 

 abroad to a great extent for food. There are but few in- 



