. Plant propagation; greenhouse and nursery practice. ears or longer beforebeing used. Then slice with a sharp spade verticallyfrom top to bottom thoroughh- bvthrowing in a hea]) asslicing proceeds. At thesame time, add enoughsand to be plainly visibleon the pile. Commercial green-house men cannot usual-ly afford so expensive asoil as this because ofthe cost of the turf andthe loam—often $100 toS200 an acre for thesurface three or fourinches. They, there-fore, tise a rich gar-den loam with liberal cjuantities of compost and houses where little of the earth is sold with theplan
. Plant propagation; greenhouse and nursery practice. ears or longer beforebeing used. Then slice with a sharp spade verticallyfrom top to bottom thoroughh- bvthrowing in a hea]) asslicing proceeds. At thesame time, add enoughsand to be plainly visibleon the pile. Commercial green-house men cannot usual-ly afford so expensive asoil as this because ofthe cost of the turf andthe loam—often $100 toS200 an acre for thesurface three or fourinches. They, there-fore, tise a rich gar-den loam with liberal cjuantities of compost and houses where little of the earth is sold with theplants the soil is returned to the field after being usedin the greenhouse and there liberally fertilized and madeto grow crops of clover, rye, buckwdieat and grass, eachcrop plowed under to fill the earth with vegeta1)le mat-ter for its next journey to the greenhouse. In suchcases the soil is generally run through a mixing machinebefore it is used. Thus the soil area actually becomesricher and more friable from rear to FIG. 45—SIFTING SOIL FOR POTTING The hand method of getting rid of clods andstones. 56 ILANT rROlAGATION 85, Flower pots arc of two principal kinds; thosewith and those without rims. They range in one-half-inchsizes between two and seven inches, and in one-inch sizes be-tween 7 and 12 inches. Between two and two and one-half is a two and one-fourth-inch size. There are also , and 18-inch sizes, but tubs and boxes are usually moresatisfactory and less expensive in these and larger l)elow 16-inch are machine made in standard pots are little seen nowadays. Below thetwo-inch size are thumbs used for tiny plants. Azalea or three-fourth pots are most useful for growingferns, azaleas and other house plants, lilies otherbulbs. They afford ample soil and root room, are not as unsightly as full-sizedflower pots of the samewidth. Their low down effect is morepleasing to the eye thanis that of the tall pot. Seed pans are e
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