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Milady's House Plants 



generally the sort of thing which meets the eye. Such 

 plants will assuredly go back into the same size pots 

 they were in, or smaller. Take the carving fork and 

 dig away all the old soil without the least compunc- 

 tion, until something like a "bole" is discovered. 

 Even then, dig away among any live roots that may 

 be there and reduce the mass to a point where there is 

 danger of breaking these roots, after which the plant 

 may be fitted to a pot commensurate with the size of 



(A) Before (B) After 



Two pictures showing the proper pruning or trimming to be given an old scrawny 

 Azalea, and treatment of the roots before planting out in the garden in the Sprin? 



