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■ • • GARDENING. 



Mar. /. 



OflUZE WIRE POTS. 



E.J. W., Blue Springs, Mo. asks: Would it 

 do to place choice palms.cycads, etc., in fine 

 guaze wire pots in the soil in summer? 

 Would it not serve the purpose of keeping 

 their roots in bounds and at the same 

 time keep them equally moist with the 

 surrounding soil and therein- promote a 

 better growth than could be secured in 

 the ordinary pot unless good attention 

 to watering could be given? 



It would certainly be better for the 

 plants than having them in common pots 

 or tubs and plunged in the ground. But 

 on account of the firmness of the ball of 

 roots and earth and the absorbing power 

 of the roots, the ball inside the gauze net- 

 ting would be kept much drier than the 

 «arth surrounding it,consequenth' would 

 have to get extra heavy waterings in 

 summer. Both palm and cycad roots 

 are stout and strong and would be likely 

 to break through the wire netting. If the 

 plants grew and rooted well in summer 

 you would need bigger pots for them in 

 fall, whereas under ordinary treatment 

 we often keep palms and cycads in the 

 same pots or tubs for j'ears, of course 

 topdressing them annually where prac- 

 ticable and givins them lotsof wnter. 



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