. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. 1 JO THE COTTAGE GAPiDENKli. Deckmbfr V). PunsDTNG ouv observations upon FLOWEE-roTS, we Avo will next observe, that gardeners are very far iVom in their opinion as to the material of which they are inado most beneficially. Some of them, perhaps a majority, go the length of declnring that they arc best made of clay, burnt lightly, and consequently very porous; and there can bo no doubt that this material has three powerful effects— it drains the soil in the pot rapidly, tends to reduce its tempcratiu'e, and the burnt clay of its sides is
. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. 1 JO THE COTTAGE GAPiDENKli. Deckmbfr V). PunsDTNG ouv observations upon FLOWEE-roTS, we Avo will next observe, that gardeners are very far iVom in their opinion as to the material of which they are inado most beneficially. Some of them, perhaps a majority, go the length of declnring that they arc best made of clay, burnt lightly, and consequently very porous; and there can bo no doubt that this material has three powerful effects— it drains the soil in the pot rapidly, tends to reduce its tempcratiu'e, and the burnt clay of its sides is grate- ful to the young roots, for these, almost universally, delight to attacli themselves to, and to ramify over, its surface. Highly glazed, hard-burnt, slate, and ])ainted pots have these effects all more or less dimi- nished ; and to avoid one of the disadvantages—drain- ing, or drying, too rapidly—more than one form of pot will be mentioned presently. Many practical men are vociferously in favour of particular forms and mate- rials ; and one, in a letter now before us, goes the length of saying, that " no gardener can grow in any other pot a plant so well as it can be grown in one that is more or less ; Now, this is a very gi'oat mistake; for, although one kind of pot may require more attention to the jilant grown in it than a specimen grown in a pot made of some other material, yet with that extra care they will flourish equally. For instance, we have seen geraniums grown, almost side by side, in common pots, in slate troughs, in wooden boxes, and in cast-iron vases, and we could see no disparity in their vigour and beauty. Again, we know that Mr. Beaton—one of the best cultivators of these flowers—grows them, and has done so for a long time, in zinc pans. The more porous the material, the more frequent and abundant must be tlie watering; and the better con- ductor of heat the material may be—such as iron or zinc—the more attention is nec
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