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of a dwarf growth it will not require large pots, 

 butj in the inside of them there should be a 

 smaller one placed upside down over the hole ; 

 afterwards a few more potsherds upon it : the 

 plant should then be potted a little above the 

 rim in a mixture of chopped sphagnum, turfy- 

 peat, and some very small potsherds, all mixed 

 together; the plantwill thus have abetterdrainage, 

 and the roots will also cling to and derive nourish- 

 ment from the drainage in the mould. When 

 completed the mould should slope a little from 

 the plant down to the pot, and very little water 

 under this treatment will be required. If the 

 house is kept moist during the winter scarcely 

 any water will be required for them, so long as 

 their stems or leaves do not shrivel. The tem- 

 perature is the same as that I have recommended 

 for those of the last chapter. 



