POTTING 



operation of potting as practiceri in coiuim-ri'ial florists' 

 e.stat)lisbraeuts is as follows: The soil having bceu pre- 

 pared, the workman places the empty pots at his left hand, 

 the cuttings in front of him, and an empty "flat" to re- 

 ceive the potted plants at his right. With a simultaneous 

 movement he take* an fi^ii>rv i">t in tiis left hand and a 

 handful of soil in hi- i- 1:. 

 of him. ails it with -. : 



POTTING 



142 



ting, n-taiiiinL' ; ii"!! of soil in his 



hand. With th(_- ii.a. \ lin^- r- .i tin- right hand he 

 makes a hole in the centL-r of the pot of soil, inserts 

 the putting, drops the portion of soil which he retained 

 in his right hand into the hole, takes the pot between 

 the index anil miildle fingers of both hands to steady it 



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t I b ly tl e 1 ft the 



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h t ht a gl wth h 



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flat pla ng t w th a 1 ttle f e 



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ft han i s 1 1 th and e 



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 t al aly i b d 

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 til g 1 w kf 

 k n npl ye f 



t dl f tt 1 10 000 V 



I potted supplj ng 

 the requ s te qua 

 ly pla d n the ben h 

 nt wh n h made 1 



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ad of 10 hou 



I e each d 



n Mad on Squa e 



n 18) Geo ge 



n one ho 



bo tee cutt ngs 



pot (F g 19S7) annotb 



ap dl as th e w tho t n 



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1 d make tl e fin 



C n quently 



to be p fe el 



thoroughly and shaded as soon as they are 

 The best method of shading when large quanti- 

 are potted is by the use of lath shutters. These 

 made by nailing common laths on three paral- 

 ieces of furring strip, allowing one inch space be- 

 n the laths. They may he made any length, 



three feet being a very convenient size. Inverted pots 

 of a sufficient height to clear the young plants make 

 very handy supports for these shutters. During late 

 spring and summer it will be necessary to supplement 

 this method of shading by covering the shutters with 

 paper or m u s 1 i n , t h e 

 muslin being preferred. 



II all 



1 and Ufa 



th the thumb t p op 

 y th fo e to u a st 



about an inch wide, and sharpened down to one-fourth 

 of an inch at the end. (Fig. liMO.) The handle should 

 bo round, and in a large place where much heavy pot- 

 ting and shifting are done it pays to have some of these 

 sticks in regular tool stock, .■\ftpr the plant is placed 

 in the pot and the latter till.-l with ^^..il, take the stem 

 of the plant at the surl:.' > I- i /- ■ n ili'- index fingers 

 and thimihs, the other lii. - ' i .I'lwn the sides 



of the pot, lift the pot ,r i , .nid set it back 



with asmart shock, at til. ,,,,. in;. |.n .sing the plant 



