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if the vine be full of power, he allows three to be matured. By 
thus stopping every bearing-shoot, and pulling off every barren one, 
(except the succession, which is also encouraged by the same stopping,) 
the whole remaining strength of the vine is thrown into the scanty 
foliage and the crop, which last is thereby brought to the greatest 
perfection. 
The next manipulation to which the trees and crop are subjected, 
is stopping every sign of unnecessary growth from the bearing shoots 
or elsewhere, and thinning the bunches of redundant berries when 
they are about the size of peas. 
This is a tedious though necessary business, and particularly so in a 
pinery. The fruit, however, is greatly improved in appearance as 
well as in flavour by the expedient. 
The culture (in regard to the degree of heat and moisture) of the 
principal crop in the,house, namely the pines, does not differ much 
from what is necessary for the vines. If there be sufficient bottom 
heat in the pit, general watering over head is as necessary for the 
pine plants as it is to prevent the attack of red spider ( acams ) on 
the vine. A damp atmosphere is necessary for both, provided there 
is sufficient heat and fresh air given at the same time. The pine 
delights in a warm and moist, and rather shady atmosphere while 
the plants are increasing in bulk; but when the fruit is ripening off 
moisture should be withheld: and this agrees with the vines, which, 
generally, are ripening their fruit at the same time. 
Having given you a particular account of the management of the 
vine in the pinery, I must now advert to the management of the 
pines. This I shall do, as nearly as I can, from the information 
derived from „the old Gardener, who is my special preceptor in all 
these practical matters, and I shall quote his words as nearly as I can 
remember them. 
The celebrated pine-apple plant (Ananassa sativa ) is said to be 
a native of South America, and in its culture here it is indispensibly 
necessary that the heat of its native climate be afforded to encourage 
its growth and mature its fruit. The plant sometimes ripens seed, by 
which new varieties are produced, but new sorts are very constantly 
being introduced from the West Indies. When a stock of plants 
is once obtained, it is easily kept up by young viviparous progeny 
produced by the old plants. 
Each fruit bears at least one crown, sometimes several, as well at 
the base of the fruit as on its apex. The principal or largest of these 
are sometimes nursed up to be fruiting plants ; but the chief dependence 
for young successors are the suckers which rise from the base of the 
