THE CULTURE AND 



ornament to hall or parlor, for all the leaves 

 on it will most likely be similarly affected. 

 But if at the beginning you see that your plant 

 has proper drainage, all this may be avoided. 

 Put from an inch and a half to two inches of 

 broken pottery into each pot before filling it 

 with soil. This will prevent the soil from 

 washing down and closing the crevices in the 

 drainage material and allow all surplus water 

 to run off at the bottom of the pot. Never 

 neglect to do this. The welfare of your plant 

 depends on it to a great degree. 



Many persons keep the pot containing their 

 Palm in jardinieres. If the pot rests on the 

 bottom of the jardiniere, the water that runs 

 through at watering-time collects there, and 

 unless it is emptied frequently it soon gets to 

 be two, three, or four inches deep, and your 

 plant is obliged to stand with its feet in the 

 mud. No matter how good drainage you may 

 have provided for it, if this condition of affairs 

 is allowed to exist, disaster is sure to follow. 

 Always put a brick or something similar in the 

 bottom of your jardiniere for the pot to stand 

 on. And be careful to see that whatever water 

 collects there is poured out before it gets to 

 the top of the brick. 



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