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HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS 



HE amateur gardener 

 should always keep a few 

 pots on hand of the various 

 sizes most likely to be use- 

 ful. There will be break- 

 ages, old pots will be out- 

 grown, newly started 

 plants will have to be provided with pots of 

 their own, and if none are at hand when 

 needed, our plants frequently suffer because 

 of our lack of forethought. 



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Lay in a stock of potting-soil for winter use. 

 It may not be needed. If it is not, no harm is 

 done, for it will come in play next spring. If 

 you do happen to have need of it, you will be 

 glad that you looked ahead and provided for 

 possible emergencies. 



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It is often an exceedingly difficult matter 

 for the amateur to secure satisfactory potting- 

 soil. She can make a compost that will grow 



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