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holes in the bottom to allow of drainage. In depth they 

 should be from 4 to 6 inches. 



Having been well crocked, and some of the fibrous 

 part of the loam placed therein for drainage purposes, 

 the pans should be filled level with a compost consisting 

 of equal parts of rotten horse manure, leaf soil, loam, 

 and road grit, all the ingredients being well broken up 

 and mixed together. 



A number of plants may be put in, each pan varying 

 according to the size of the plants and the time of the 

 year they are put in. If planting is to take place in the 

 Autumn, a lesser number will be required than in the 

 Spring, as in the former case they will have more time in 

 which to grow, and thus make larger plants before the 

 flowering period commences. 



The plants should be planted firmly, and care should 

 be taken to see that they are arranged equi-distant. 

 They may be treated in the same manner as if they were 

 planted out in the open beds, but the pans should be 

 plunged. 



Planting in pans may take place either in the Autumn 

 or Spring, according to the time the blooms are required. 

 If planted in the Autumn, they should be wintered in a 

 cold frame, and the surface soil stirred from time to time, 

 this having the effect of stimulating growth. 



It is surprising how well these plants look when in 

 full bloom, and most pleasing effects may be obtained by 

 their use in the house or in the conservatory as subjects 

 for decoration. 



All being well, the plants in the pans should last all 

 through the Summer, providing they are plunged in a 

 cool position, gone over from time to time, spent 

 blooms picked off, and straggling growths removed. 



The Violettas are especially charming when grown 

 in this way, owing to their less coarse growth and 

 diminutive habit. 



