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as to the reason why hardy plants should be grown in pots. 

 He had been doing away with the use of pots in his garden, and 

 was in favour of planting the specimens out in cold frames for 

 the winter. His objection to pot culture seemed to be that 

 there was not drainage enough for the plants and not 

 enough freedom for the roots, especially when they had been 

 in pots for a long time. He had attained much better results 

 by not growing his plants in pots, but simply covering them 

 with a cold frame in winter. 



The Eev. C. Wolley Dod said the advantage of putting 

 plants together in pots was that a much better general collection 

 could be made. When gaps occurred, through death or 

 otherwise, in the open ground, then a fresh plant from a 

 pot could take its place. A certain number always failed when 

 planted out, and it was necessary to keep some of the same 

 species growing in pots, in order that the spaces as they occurred 

 might be filled. He quite agreed that some plants grew much 

 better when planted out in a frame, as there was more freedom 

 given to the roots. He, however, preferred to grow his plants 

 in pans about twelve inches square, as such pans packed so 

 closely, which was a great convenience. Mr. Wolley Dod re- 

 marked that the most wonderful collection of alpine plants 

 ever grown, years ago by Messrs. Loddiges, of Hackney, were 

 all grown entirely in pots, and a record of them was to be found 

 in the " Botanical Cabinet," published by the same firm. 



Mr. E. Milne-Eedhead, Holden Clough, Clitheroe, said he 

 would like to ask the lecturer if he grew such choice plants as 

 Saxifraga Burseriana major. It blooms, he said, in the month 

 of January in Yorkshire, and is only protected by means of a 

 piece of glass. In this condition, even when the snow falls, 

 the plant is still able to obtain a supply of air, and the speaker 

 said that after six weeks of snow he found this pretty plant in 

 perfect health. Hahcrlca rlwdoijcnsis, which flowers in April, 

 he also hoped to grow as well by treating it in the same way 

 during the winter months. 



Mr. Wolley Dod replied that he considered the practice of 

 putting glasses over alpine plants an excellent one. But in 

 windy localities it was necessary to have the pieces of glass 

 pegged down in such a way that they were not blown about and 

 broken, with the risk of spoiling many fine plants. There was 



