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lvngt!l with cliffvrcwt x1-i~rictics from :L Ecw itidies to 2 foot or cvcn
Inow in lfq$h. Thr~ IGncapplc fruit. is borne at the summit of this
stulk. At tlw lx15(* of tlw fruit ;L consih:d~lc number of small plants
is producYd. ‘I‘l~st* iircl spoken of as “ slips.” IJsrmlly th.e pineapple
fruits wm lw l)rol~n from the t.01) of t,hFl stalk after removing
the slips. \Yl WIT tlww slips h;tvr~ grown. to 1~ S or 10 inches long,
thq~ art’ rt~mo\x~O ;tn(l r*rlnsiclc~r~~cl as c~lual to suckers of the same
sizt>.
At t lw apes of thp fruit is a11 outgrowth spoken of as the “ crown.”
‘Fhis c‘rown may 1x3 used For producing pineapples in the same way
t 11a t ~;l~cqkcrs or slips ;IW t~mplo~4. I[n some varieties a considerable
IIIIIII~HT of srryall plants ark around fhe crown ; at times these
clt~\~t~lop into large c~nough plants to make it possible to set them in
t I)(* ficbl(l. 7’1~~~. art‘ thtln called “ crown slips.” It is seldom that
C’rown Slips iLIT usctl for connncrcial propagation.
In C’;W of rare or high-priced pineapples, the old stools may be
l~rcl ~~~ccc~sl’r~ll~~ for producing new plant,s. By removing the stools
from tllcb grouml, trimming off the leaves and roots, these stools
Illit>* lw pl;~(~~l in i\ horizontal position and covered with a small
quantity of soil. In tltch course of a few weeks to several months,
many of 111th l)u&i? one of which is in the asil of every leaf, will grow
into pirwnppl~~ ~lli1lltS. These are removed from time to time, as
theme ilrc‘ lilrgtt cnougll for t.r;tnsplanting. In greenhouses the same
opcr;l tion IlltL>. 1 w c;lrriclcl out, sphagnum moss being substituted
for tlitl soil. ( 'ill't'
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shouhl 1~ ta,ken that the temperature of the
pro~m~‘L -“(r*r*‘*x~y L I ‘b- 1 ,::yl, 1 ;rlrl- ,..,,tj fi1.q .,*.. or mtclnors7 clo(+ not. reach a high degree
It slmultl not rwcl1 !)(I”, ilIlt it is preferable to keep it in the 80’s.
PintqqArs 00 l)cst in tliosc> regions where the annual temperature is
approsim:itclJ- 2”.
IVnder fa\-oruble contlitions, pineapple plants will produce fruit
in eightr>rtn to thirt>- months from the time the rooted plants are
set out, \-ar>.ing with different \ytirieties. Red Spanish, which
is rarely grown in the greenhouse, comes into bearing in
about eiglltecn months under field conditions. Porto Rico and
Smooth (‘aycnnt.a require somewhat longer time, usuall*v about.
t hirt>- nion tbs.
The pro(luc+ion of serdling pineapples may be described, although
practiced only for the obtaining of new varieties. In
Florida seeds arc rarely produced. This is becausr: there are
no natural agcnoies for distributing the pollen. The fruit from
the tropics, particularly from Panama, frequently contains viable