. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . he patient in thesick room; or to lose its identity in rows of its fellowsin great glass houses where the blossoms are garneredand sent to market ; perhaps to take its place in rowupon row of its kind and make an arabesque patternor gay border, and so delight the eye or regale thes
. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . he patient in thesick room; or to lose its identity in rows of its fellowsin great glass houses where the blossoms are garneredand sent to market ; perhaps to take its place in rowupon row of its kind and make an arabesque patternor gay border, and so delight the eye or regale thesenses with sweet odors. The mechanical operation of potting includes alsoshifting, i. e., transferring the plant from a small toa larger pot. Repotting signifies the same, generallyspeaking, as shifting; but speaking technically itmeans shaking out an established plant and putting itin a pot of the same size or one smaller, according toits needs. The actual operation of potting is very sim-ple, and yet it must be well done to give the youngplant a fair start in life. Careless potting is respon-sible for many losses in plants. The vast majority ofrooted cuttings and seedlings should be potted in 2-inchpots, and it is essential, particularly in the case ofrooted cuttings, that it be done at the proper stage of. 1938. Fern pans. A form of pottery useful for small bulbs and many shallow-rooted subjects of which spreading masses are desired. development of the roots. When the roots are from one~eighth to one-fourth of an inch long they may be saidto be at their best for potting. If sooner, the plants arenot likely to develop as rapidly in the pot as if left inthe cutting bench; if later, they are harder to handle,injury is liable to result, and they do not as readilyrecover from the shock incidental to the change. The POTTING POTTING 1425 operation of potting as practiced in commercial floristsestablishments is as follows: The soil having been pre-pared,the workman places the empty
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