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winter blooming should be grown in pots all summer. The 

 following treatment is suited for all soft wooded plants that 

 are grown in pots for winter blooming: The young plants are 

 potted in what we call four inch pots. A bed is arranged in 

 the j'ard or garden, (where the plants will have morning sun- 

 light,) by digging and pulverizing the soil to the depth of six 

 inches or more. After the plants are potted the pots are sunk 

 in the soil until the top of the pot is level with the surface of 

 the soil. These will require more care in watering ; they should 

 never be allowed to suffer from want of moisture; if draining 

 has been properly attended t6 they cannot suffer from excess 

 of It. Probably twice during the season they will require shift- 

 ing into larger pots, when, you can readily tell from the ap- 

 pearance of the roots. The pots must be moved around occas- 

 ionally to prevent the roots from coming through the hole in 

 the bottom of the pot. The plants should not be shifted into 

 larger pots later than September, as by that time they should 

 be in large enough pots to keep them all winter; neither should 

 the tops be pinched out later than the first of September; let 

 them develop flowers after that time; later in the season pro- 

 tect from chilly weather in the same way as before recom- 

 mended, and for general and specific treatment see other parts 

 of this book. 



