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a suitable dressing. When Peruvian guano or any 

 similar concentrated fertiliser is used to enrich potting 

 soil, the mixture should be allowed to stand a week 

 before potting, because guano and all kindred manures, 

 when in a raw condition, are very destructive of young 

 plant roots. 



