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4. The plants, being under the control of 

 the grower, can be ripened off better in the 

 fall. 



5. Pots require only a small space, so that 

 few or many may be in houses of differ- 

 ent temperatures, or the pots may contain 

 plants in several stages of producing fruits. 



6. The convenience of pots — light, easy to 

 handle, very little storage place needed, etc. 



The principal drawback to pot culture is 

 the first expense, the purchasing of pots; but 

 with reasonable care they will last several 

 years. Then the expense of bench and pot 

 culture should be about the same. 



After the potted plant has been removed 

 from the field it is taken to the potting shed 

 to be shifted to a larger sized pot, usually a 

 six-inch one, sometimes called a fruiting 

 pot. The soil used at this time can be 

 either the same as that of the bed, or may 

 be three parts sod compost to one part 

 sharp sand, with about one pint of very fine 

 ground bone to every bushel of soil. Of 

 course potsherds or some material for drain- 

 age should be placed in the bottom of each 

 pot to allow for ample drainage. This is 

 doubly necessary because large quantities 



