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sufficiently so that flower spikes are forming, they will 

 require additional food. It is composed of one part 

 sheep manure and two parts of loam. The two are 

 thoroughly mixed and three large handfuls of the mixture 

 are scattered about the plants in a row across a three-foot 

 bench. Instead of this top-dressing, they may be given 

 a weak solution of liquid manure. A bushel of sheep 

 manure is put into a bag and suspended in a barrel of 

 water for two or three days. The bag is then removed 

 and the plants watered with the liquid. 



433. Pot culture. Mignonette is grown in pots to a 

 limited extent. There is some demand for it at Christ- 

 mas and Easter, and some florists always have pot plants 

 in stock. It is more difficult to grow in pots than in 

 beds, as it is necessary to have compact, stocky plants. 

 This requires a great deal of care. 



434. Seed sowing. The best method of mignonette 

 culture in pots, is to fill two and one-half-inch pots with 

 finely sifted soil, which has been prepared the same as de- 

 scribed for bench culture, and to sow the seed in this soil. 

 It should be remembered that the mignonette will not 

 transplant; therefore, the seeds should be sown exactly 

 where the plants are to grow. Several seeds should be 

 sown in each pot to insure a perfect germination, and after 

 this has taken place, and the plants are well developed, 

 all but one plant should be removed. The young plants 

 should be kept as near the glass as possible to foster a 

 stocky growth. Great care should be taken not to let 

 the plants dry out, neither should they be over-watered. 



435. Re-potting. As soon as the soil is filled with 

 the feeding roots, the plants should be re-potted, and 

 this re-potting should be done frequently, the plants 

 never being allowed to become pot-bound. 



