POTTING FOU THE WINTER 



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well enough. Save now, and store away from frost for use 

 next winter, some of this mixture ; or else save loam, com- 

 post, sand, and manure separately. 



Pots for bulbs are of a different shape, being usually wider 

 and shallower than for ordinary plants. Scrub them well. 

 Then drain them with a stone or bit of pottery to "cover the 



Fig. 22. 



Fig. 23. 



Fig. 24. 



Fig. 25. 



Potting a geranium. Fig. 22 is too high, Fig. 23 too deep ; Fig. 24 has too 

 much earth, Fig. 25 is just right. 



