Lesson IV 



To Shift or Repot: Mix two quarts of 

 sand, four quarts of soil, four quarts of 

 well-rotted manure, sift and add one- 

 half pint of fine ground bone and mix 

 thoroughly. The pots are prepared the 

 same as for potting, by wetting and 

 placing drainage in them. The plant is 

 removed from the pot by inverting it 

 and rapping the rim of the pot lightly 

 upon the edge of the bench. Crumble 

 a little earth from the upper edge, 

 remove the drainage, and crumble away 

 the lower edge slightly. Put in enough 

 soil over the drainage to bring the 

 "ball of earth" about three-fourths of 

 an inch below the top of the pot. Place 

 the plant in the centre of the pot and fill 

 in soil around the ball of earth, pressing 

 firmly about the edges. Fill the pot 

 to one-half inch below the top, press 

 firmly, and rap lightly on the bench to 

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