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fully, remove some of the old soil without seriously injurinfy 

 the roots, and pot them in the same pots, or In pots one size 

 larger, and in these let them stand another year, taking care 

 always to pinch and prune after every bloom, and never allow 

 a single seed pod to swell, or you may lose your plants. The 

 accompanying figure will give an idea of the aj^pearance 

 they should present when first allowed to flower in 32-size 

 pots. 



Tree mignonette is obtained by another course of treatment, 

 beginning with the seed of any of the more vigorous growing 

 varieties. The seed should be sown singly in 3-inch pots, 

 and when the plants have filled them with roots shift into 

 6-iuch pots, and from thence transfer them into pots two sizes 



SPECIMEN BUSH MIGNONETTE. 



larger before they become pot-bound. Extra-sized specimens 

 may at the last shift be put into pots three sizes larger, but 

 for ordinary conservatory decoration 9-inch pots will be quite 

 large enough. The pots must be clean and efficiently drained. 



