DECORATIVE VARIETIES. 
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this, and rendered firm in the usual manner. The plant 
then to be repotted should be taken in hand, shaken out 
of its pot with care, and the crocks removed from its base 
without injuring the tender roots. This done, the plant 
should be placed in position in the larger pot, spreading 
out the roots at the base. Proceed then to fill in the 
The pot (Figr. 2) is first provided with drainagre as shown, this covered with a layer 
of rough soil, fibre or moss, hen with a layer of coarse compost Sufficient compost 
IS then added to bring the top of the ball of soil and roots to within an inch of the rim 
of the pot, Ct>mpost is then gradually added and pressed down firmly by means of a 
rammer (Fig. I), the surface being finally finished off with a layer of fine soil. 
compost all round the ball of soil of the repotted plant, 
ramming this in firmly by the aid of the wedge-shaped 
rammer described earlier in these pages. Continue to fill 
in all round, rendering each layer in succession firm, in 
the same manner as before. Finally, fill in to the surface 
