THE GROWING OF PLANTS IN POTS 17 



After the buds have grown to a height of about two 

 inches, bring them to a window and give them plenty of 

 sunlight. Instead of the usual saucer use a granite-iron 

 pan or a half -gallon crock to catch the drainage. Water 

 the plant each morning, putting enough water into the 

 pan or crock so that the pot will stand in water to a 

 depth of about two inches. When the leaves begin to 

 form, hot water will help bring out the blooms. Keep 

 the pan or crock clean by washing it frequently. Plants 

 may be watered 

 from above in the 

 ordinary way, but 

 hot water will in- 

 jure the stems if 

 it comes in con- 



'fV> ^ FlG - 12> A Calla in the Corner of a Garden 



during its Resting Period in the Summer 



Occasional appli- 

 cations of liquid manure will make the plants more 

 thrifty after they begin to bloom. After applying the 

 manure, water well from above so that the nourishment 

 will soak down to the roots. 



In May or June turn the pot on its side in the shelter 

 of a shrub in the yard or garden. The plants should be 

 kept dry until September, when they will be ready for 

 repotting. Shake the soil out of the bunch and remove 

 all roots and the bulblets that may have formed on the 

 sides of the large bulb. Wash the pot and drainage 

 material and plant the bulbs in a new supply of manure 

 and soil. 



