IMPLEMENT OUTFIT 



A stiff brush will be needed in scrubbing 

 pots, one stiff enough to make it possible to 

 reach every portion of the pot with equal force, 

 thus removing the slime that is sure to gather 

 on the outside after a little, and to keep 

 everything clean and healthy. Simply wash- 

 ing a pot does very little good. Force must be 

 applied in order to loosen and get rid of the 

 exudations through its pores, in which the 

 germs of disease often lurk. 



If you prepare your own potting-soil, you 

 will need a hoe, a spade, an iron-toothed rake, 

 and a wheel-barrow. 



The best hoe is one called the Warren, V- 

 shaped, with handle in the center of the blade. 

 The pointed part of it will be found much 

 more effective, in most work, than the wide 

 blade. With it, it is an easy matter to lift, 

 shave, and pulverize sod and other soils that 

 enter into the make-up of a compost for pot- 

 plants. 



Your spade should have a thin, sharp blade 

 — one that will enable you to cut through roots 

 easily, and work close to plants that must be 

 lifted and potted without breaking apart the 

 soil, — a result almost sure to happen where 

 the ordinary clumsy tool is used. 



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