. Plant culture; a working handbook of every day practice for all who grow flowering and ornamental plants in the garden and greenhouse. Fig. 1 Properly potted plant. Note the half-inch space at top for water and the crockery at the bottom Fig. 2 Cutting placed at side ofpot when it is not well pro-vided with roots; the plantswill often be better thansetting in center of pot GENERAL CULTURAL NOTES 15 the size of 4- or 5-inch, the firming of the soil should be done with theaid of a piece of wood about 13^ inches wide and M-inch thick,or larger, for very large plants. Enough space should always
. Plant culture; a working handbook of every day practice for all who grow flowering and ornamental plants in the garden and greenhouse. Fig. 1 Properly potted plant. Note the half-inch space at top for water and the crockery at the bottom Fig. 2 Cutting placed at side ofpot when it is not well pro-vided with roots; the plantswill often be better thansetting in center of pot GENERAL CULTURAL NOTES 15 the size of 4- or 5-inch, the firming of the soil should be done with theaid of a piece of wood about 13^ inches wide and M-inch thick,or larger, for very large plants. Enough space should always beleft at the top of the pot, so that when the ball of earth is inneed of water one application will be sufficient to wet it through. In potting cuttings it is the usual custom to put in soil to one-third the depth of the pot; the cutting is put in place, the remain-ing space filled up with soil, then the bottom of the pot is knockedseveral times on the bench, after which the plant is slightly firmedwith the thumbs. It is preferable to have the knocking precede thefirming with the thumbs, for this reason: When the cutting isplaced
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