20 NATIVE FLOWERS OF VICTORIA. 
of the soil for about ten hours they were planted, and 
are now, after two years, satisfactorily growing and 
producing flowers. But if this method were fol- 
lowed generally a very poor percentage of growths 
would result, and it would be an extravagant destruc- 
tion of plants. The plants thus selected in the wild 
must necessarily be young and small; such plants 
whose roots have not grown far into the soil, and thus 
will not he destroyed by the removal. Nice young 
plants are best, from two to six inches in height. As 
quickly as possible after digging up, the plants should 
be potted into three- or four-inch pots, according 
to the size of the ball of soil, which should not be 
disturbed any more than can be helped. Liberal 
drainage medium should be placed in the pots in the 
form of small broken pieces of pot or of cinders, a 
little fibrous peat, moss, or semi-decayed leaf mould 
being placed on the top of this; then the plants are 
placed in the pots, and the intervening spaces lightly 
but firmly filled with a nice light sandy soil. The 
plants may then be watered and placed in a cool 
frame with a glass sash or light on top, standing on 
the ground, with no manure or heating medium at 
the bottom. The plants are thus sheltered from sun 
and wind, and are kept at a fairly even temperature. 
Being thus snugly looked after, and lightly watered 
when needed, they should soon accustom themselves 
to their new home, and should root well in the pots. 
No manure of any kind should be given at any time. 
The best time for this transplanting operation is in 
spring or early summer, when the plant is growing 
after the winter’s rest. 
