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bottom of the pot, the roots grow down to the 

 bottom of and through the drainage, and when 

 the plant is shifted to a larger pot, you destroy 

 many of the young fibers, or working-roots, so- 

 called, for it is impossible to extract the drainage 



rectly over the hole in the bottom of the pot; 

 but this even is useless, if you are cautious not to 

 give too much water, and this should always be 

 avoided. If a farmer should remove the top 

 soil and place a layer of stones under the soil, in 



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from the old ball without breaking and otherwise 

 injuring many of these tender roots, and this 

 causes the plant to stop making top growth till 

 it has formed a new set of roots. Some say use 

 only one piece of drainage, and ])lace that di- 



a field in which he was to plant grain, before 

 sowing his seed, you avouM pronounce him any 

 thing but a wise man. I claim that the farmer 

 has as much necessity of drainage in his field as 

 we have in our flower-pots. I am asked how I 



