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together, in the proportion of one part of the former to two of the 

 latter • and then a small quantity of sharp silver-sand added. 1 he 

 pots must be cleaned and efficiently drained by placing a few crockB 

 regularly in the bottom, and then covering them -with a layer ot 

 touch material. Until the plants are of large size, pots two sizes 

 larg'er than those previously occupied should, as a rule, be employed, 

 for palms are most impatient of having their roots disturbed, and. 



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by using pots of the size here mentioned, they will only require 

 repotting every second or third year. In transferring them to 

 larger pots, the crocks at the bottom of the ball of soil may be 

 removed, but the roots must not be disturbed in any other way, or 

 the plants will receive a check from which they will be a long time 

 in recovering. The soil must be pressed firm between the sides of 

 the pot and the ball, and sufficient space left on the surface for 



