. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. irist's trade when plants e transferred to larger Its. See Fig. 1942. When *â plant exhausts the soil the small pot it must .11 111. pLiiii s maintain growth. The height !,; trained eye detects at a glance by the appearance of the plant when it requires a "; Those lacking
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. irist's trade when plants e transferred to larger Its. See Fig. 1942. When *â plant exhausts the soil the small pot it must .11 111. pLiiii s maintain growth. The height !,; trained eye detects at a glance by the appearance of the plant when it requires a "; Those lacking such training can discover it by turning the plant out of the pot and examining the roots. (See Pig. ) If the outside of the ball of soil on the lower portion is press where they have not touched already three pressures of the thumbs and the rap on the bench, and the op- eration is done. A smart operator with two bovs will shift 5,- Ono plants in 10 hours. This amount of work is made possible only by eliminating all unnecessary mo- tions and making them synchronous with each hand in reaching for soil. i>ot and plant as described. One hand should not be idle while the other is employed. See Figs. 1945-9 for good and bad examples of potting. Be careful in shifting not to set the plants too deep. The tendency of roots is downward, and only enough of the stem to steady the plant in the pot should be in the soil. Plants set too deeply in the pots are easily over- watered, because so much soil is not within the influ- V plaids which root from the . -ct (l.'. than such plants lisias. palms and all plants y downward. shift at one time; that is, do a 2-inch pot to a 5- or 6-inch. (â is best, especially for com- iaiits are grown to be shipped .⢠places soft-wooded plants from 2- to 4-inch pots and iiestion of shipping does not .!â safe even with these to do ,'rowtli is slower and the days U' "'"-'.'. -l'H''n' never be are growing shorter. Hai palms, az
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