POTTING 



full. After adding the last soil finish packing 

 by using the thumb and fingers. (Fig. 8.) 



Care should be taken to leave enough space 



Fig. 8. The potting of a cutting 



between the surface of the soil and the top of 

 the pot for water. For a six-inch pot there 

 should be a space of at least three-fourths of an 

 inch and in other sizes a proportional space 

 should be left. 



IMPLEMENT FOR FIRMING THE SOIL 



The stick used for firming the soil should be 

 thin enough to pass readily down between the 

 ball of soil and the sides of the pot. If too 



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