BUSH PLANTS AND STANDARDS 47 



In potting, the lighter the soil the 

 more firmly it should be packed. Heavy 

 soils should be packed very little. 



THOROUGH DRAINAGE OF THE GREATEST 

 IMPORTANCE 



Before repotting, the pots that are to 

 receive the plants should be provided with 

 some material that will allow any excess 

 of water that may be given the plants to 

 pass away freely and quickly. There is 

 nothing better for this purpose than pieces 

 of broken pots. Charcoal, clinkers, or 

 coarse cinders from coal, however, may be 

 used, either in conjunction with the broken 

 pots or alone. One good-sized piece should 

 be laid over the hole in the bottom of the 

 pot, the concave side down, and smaller 

 pieces placed over the large one. A single 

 layer of the small pieces will do for the 

 smaller sizes of pots, but for the largest 

 pots they should be at least one and one half 

 inches deep. A layer of sphagnum over the 

 drainage material for the smaller pots 

 and some rough, fibrous sod for the large 

 ones will be beneficial. Four-inch pots are 



