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seasons. For luxuriant plants he employs 17 inch 

 pots. 



Previously to commencing potting, the soil and 

 drainage must be properly arranged on the potting 

 bench; the lumps of turfy loam on one side, and that 

 which is a httle finer on the other. If the plants are 

 large, the work will be better accomplished by two 

 persons than one. First place two large sherds, side 

 by side, over the bottom hole, then add at least an 

 inch of drainage, and upon this place from two to 

 three inches of the selected pieces of loam, then let 

 the plant down upon this ; when the assistant will 

 take both his hands and gently grasp the fohage^ 

 (for Mr. Glendinning considers it a bad practice to 

 tie up the plants,) in order that the other n:iay regu- 

 larly fill up all round the ball with the finer soil, 

 which he will be the better able to do, by using a flat 

 and rather sharp pointed stick : when this is done, 

 gently strike the pot two or three times upon the 

 bench, and this will consolidate the whole properly. 

 {Glendinning on Pine Apple, 25) 



AYe find it a very great advantage in pot culture — 

 and of course the same advantage also holds good for 

 the turning-out system — not to make use of any fine 

 soil whatever, or any kind of soil which would be 

 likely to consolidate. ^Yith the potting-bench batten, 

 as described in the section " Soil,'" every sod which 

 is the least close or adhesive gets a few sharp raps, 



