SPRING TREATMENT. 45 



But to proceed with the operation of propagation. 

 First, A small temporary bench can be made of 

 any old boards nailed together it may be about 

 3J feet long, and 21 inches or so broad and may 

 remain beside the frame until you are done propa- 

 gating, top dressing, &c. ; then place your pots accord- 

 ing to the number of plants intended to be increased 

 or shifted. The sizes of pots, which are known as 

 Nos. 60, 48, and 32, are most suitable for these 

 plants ; most of them succeed in No. 60 and 48, and 

 some few require No. 32, such as some of the ferns, 

 Salices, &c., &c. But, as the reader may not be 

 acquainted with the dimensions of these sizes, it may 

 not be improper to mention, that No. 60 is a pot 

 4 inches deep and 3J inches in diameter at the top, 

 No. 48 is 5 inches deep and 4J inches in diameter, 

 and No. 32, which is the largest size requisite for 

 this group, is 6 inches deep and 6 inches in diameter. 



Let also a quantity of crocks, or pieces of broken 

 pots, and a wheel-barrow load or two of suitable soil, 

 be brought beside you. The crocks are to be placed 

 in the bottom of the pots, over the hole, for drain- 

 age, thus preventing the water from accumulating 

 and souring the soil about the roots. The soil may 

 be prepared as recommended for the plants on the 

 Rockery. 



In preparing the pots to receive the soil and 

 plant, it is necessary to make sure that one piece 

 of crock covers the hole, then a few more above, 

 and afterwards a little of the riddlings of your soil ; 



