. Descriptive catalogue of flowering, ornamental trees, shrubs, bulbs, herbs, climbers, fruit trees, &c., &c., &c. / for sale by the Yokohama Nursery Co., Nursery Catalogue. CATALOGUE OF THE YOKOHAMA NURSERY Co., Ltd. (1912). 79 AVe give uo mamue and the same in winter and early spriiiir, the plants then being tU rest, tlie best raanure is finely powdered oil cake or bjne meal, to a jardiner 1 foot in diameter we give 3 or 4 large teaspoonfuls not heaped of this dry ina:uire sjiread evenly round the edf/c of the jar- dinier, a larger or smaller will rcqnire more or
. Descriptive catalogue of flowering, ornamental trees, shrubs, bulbs, herbs, climbers, fruit trees, &c., &c., &c. / for sale by the Yokohama Nursery Co., Nursery Catalogue. CATALOGUE OF THE YOKOHAMA NURSERY Co., Ltd. (1912). 79 AVe give uo mamue and the same in winter and early spriiiir, the plants then being tU rest, tlie best raanure is finely powdered oil cake or bjne meal, to a jardiner 1 foot in diameter we give 3 or 4 large teaspoonfuls not heaped of this dry ina:uire sjiread evenly round the edf/c of the jar- dinier, a larger or smaller will rcqnire more or ;s, a small jardinier say 3 inches by 6 inches, half a teaspoonfnl will be ample each time. Repotting This is done by ns once in 2 or 3 years as follows : lift the plant out of the jardinier and with a sharp pointed stick remove abont h of the old soil around tlie edges and bottom, cutting away a portion of the old fine roots but none of the strong roots, then replace tlie plant, in the same jardinier first h)oking to the drainage, for a small shidlow Jardinier we use a flat pie(.'e of tin or a flat crock over each hole, over this spread some ri(;h fresh soil, neatly balance the plant and fill up with the same rich fresh soil to within J an inch of the rims, this holds the Avater and prevents the manure being washed over the sides of the jardinier also the soil should be made sufficienily tight round the edges of the jardinier to prevent the escape of water, it being of the first importance that the entire ball of S(nl around the plant be moistemd at each watering, should the water of the plant at any time be neglect, d and the soil has become quite dry, put the jardiner in a tub of water for 10 or 15 minutes, not Conger, and if th.; injury is not serious the plant Avill recover. In the case of large plants we use hollow crocks for drainage, the same as is used by growers of specimen plants. After several rei)oltings, the plant having increased in size, shift into a larger pot,
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