22 DECORATIVE PLANTS, TREES AND SHRUBS 



directly the new growths were 2 inches long they were lifted out of 

 the pit or hot-bed to more airy quarters and potted into 6o's in a 

 more generous soil. These young plants made rapid growth ; in 

 three months they were established plants in 48*3, with a foot to 

 2 feet of growth to their credit, and by the time they had been in 

 existence six months they were well hardened, ready for plunging 

 out to await the spring sales. 



