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Journal of Agriculture. 



[8 Jan., 1907. 



often seen at horticultural exhibitions, the plants being of large size, 

 symmetrical shape, and covered with flowers. For pot culture, for green- 

 house or verandah decoration, the fuchsia is excellent, the plants producing 

 their beautiful pendulous blossoms for a long time under fairly moist 

 conditions. Manv varieties are suitable for basket culture or trailing 

 plants, the foliage of a few^ being also variegated or golden coloured. 



Culture. 

 A rich sweet loam is the most suitable soil for fuchsias, either when 

 grown in pots or open border. For pot culture the soil should be fairly 



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porous, the addition of sand, leaf-mould, and well-decayed cow manure 

 effecting the purpose. The soil for potting should not be pulverized, a 

 rather coarse soil being preferable. The .soil should be firmly 

 pressed around the plants when re-potting, as a loose soil produces gross 

 rank growtli. Plants grown in pots should not be allowed to become 

 pot-bound, but should be placed in larger pots before the roots become 

 entangled around the sides of the pots. Vigorous plants growing freely 

 mav be re-potted into pots two sizes larger than those they occupy, weaker 



