186 On the Culture of the Pine Apple. 



over; the plants were then replunged in the bark-bed, and 

 attended to as before with water, air, &c. 



It is necessary to state, that should the weather prove clear 

 with much sun, the Pine plants of all ages should be shaded 

 a few hours in the middle of the day, for at least a fortnight 

 after each shifting. 



In the beginning of October the plants were again moved 

 out of the bark-bed, and shifted into the pots destined for 

 them to fruit in. The size of the pots at this shifting was 

 about twelve inches diameter and two feet and a half deep. 

 The bark-bed was prepared the same as in October, 1823. 

 The plants were again replunged in the bark-bed, and treated 

 as before. 



In the beginning of March, 1825, the plants were moved 

 out of the bark-bed ; and all those that had started into fruit, 

 together with all the others that appeared in a forward state 

 for fruiting, were top dressed, by twisting off a few of the 

 undermost leaves, and carefully removing the loose earth 

 from the tops of the pots, and filling them up with fresh 

 compost. The bark-bed at this time was prepared the same 

 as at the October shiftings. The pots were then plunged a 

 little more than half their depth into the bark-bed ; and in this 

 state they remained till the end of May. At that time fresh 

 dry tan was filled in between the pots as high as their tops, 

 which increased the heat of the bark-bed to a sufficient 

 degree for ripening all the fruit. 



For the more safe and expeditious manner of filling tan 

 round the pots that are partly plunged in the bark-bed, as 

 here stated, a pipe or funnel made of sheet iron is used ; 

 the mouth that receives the tan is fifteen inches, and the 



