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AVe give uo mamue and the same in winter and early spriiiir, the plants then being tU rest, tlie 

 best raanure is finely powdered oil cake or bjne meal, to a jardiner 1 foot in diameter we give 3 

 or 4 large teaspoonfuls not heaped of this dry ina:uire sjiread evenly round the edf/c of the jar- 

 dinier, a larger or smaller will rcqnire more or le.<s, a small jardinier say 3 inches by 6 inches, 

 half a teaspoonfnl will be ample each time. 



Repotting This is done by ns once in 2 or 3 years as follows : lift the plant out of the 

 jardinier and with a sharp pointed stick remove abont h of the old soil around tlie edges and 

 bottom, cutting away a portion of the old fine roots but none of the strong roots, then replace 

 tlie plant, in the same jardinier first h)oking to the drainage, for a small shidlow Jardinier we 

 use a flat pie(.'e of tin or a flat crock over each hole, over this spread some ri(;h fresh soil, neatly 

 balance the plant and fill up with the same rich fresh soil to within J an inch of the rims, this 

 holds the Avater and prevents the manure being washed over the sides of the jardinier also the 

 soil should be made sufficienily tight round the edges of the jardinier to prevent the escape of 

 water, it being of the first importance that the entire ball of S(nl around the plant be moistem d 

 at each watering, should the water of the plant at any time be neglect, d and the soil has become 

 quite dry, put the jardiner in a tub of water for 10 or 15 minutes, not Conger, and if th.; injury 

 is not serious the plant Avill recover. In the case of large plants we use hollow crocks for 

 drainage, the same as is used by growers of specimen plants. After several rei)oltings, the 

 plant having increased in size, shift into a larger pot, but as dwarfness is the thing aimed at 

 the smaller the shift the better. Repotting should bo do.ie February or ^Nlircli just before 

 spring growth commences. 



We advise Avhen it is possible to get the above work done by a good gardener who has 

 been accustomed the handling of Heaths, N"ew Holland plants, etc. In the case oi' verij shallow 

 jardiniers Ave find it desirable annually to replace a portion of the old soil to maintain a healthy 

 growth. 



DWARF TItEF>S. 



Pruning ; — To maintain drawfness in the trees, pinch back the young growtli, this we 

 usually do from April to the middle of June and ahvays with the finger and thumb, a 

 practice followed by the late Mr. Thomas Rivers of Sawbridgeworth, P^ngland, when 

 preparing his d warfed fruit trees fruiting in pots. In Thuja obtusa we pinch out the points 



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