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30 Principles of Plant Culture. 
much of the liquid as they will take without leaving any 
upon the surface. Rooted cuttings are usually potted in 
pots one and one-half or two inches in diameter, and the 
plants are changed to larger pots (shifted) as the roots re- 
quire more room. Pots three inches or more in diameter 
are commonly supplied with drainage by filling the pot one- 
third full or less with pieces of broken pots (potsherds), and 
Fig. 144. Fic. 145. 
Rapid method of planting strawberry plants with spade. 
Fig. 144. One man opens the hole by inserting the spade, back side forward, 
and crowding it toward him. The other inserts the plant, taking care to spread 
out the roots well. 
Fig. 145. The man withdraws the spade and crowds the earth closely about the 
routs of the plant with his foot. 
these are often covered with a little sphagnum moss before 
putting in the soil. The soil used for potting should be of 
a sort that does not harden, “ bake,’ on drying, and should 
generally be liberally supplied with plant food. Decayed 
sods from an old pasture, leaf mold, decomposed manure, 
and sand, the whole sifted and mixed, form a good potting 
