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of leaf mould, and enough sand to keep the whole open. 
By this time growth should be going on rapidly. If 
first-class plants are desired, no check must happen to 
the plants. When the side shoots make considerable 
growth they should have their tips pinched out to en- 
courage a nice bushy appearance. The plants will have 
to be repotted before they become potbound, this time 
into 6- or 7-in. pots, using a compost of 4 parts of loam, 
1 part of leaf mould, 1 part of well -rotted manure, and 
-g- part of sand. By this time the plants will have grown 
considerably, and the side shoots will have to be care- 
fully pinched to form the nice pyramid shape. No more 
potting will be required during the first year, for by 
the time the 6- or 7-in. pots are filled with roots the 
growing season will be nearly over. The plants should be 
slowly ripened, water gradually withheld, and the atmos- 
phere kept drier. On no account should they be allowed 
to become quite dry or they may be killed. Enough 
water should be given to keep the cells of the wood turgid. 
In spring the plants should be turned out of the pots, 
the soil well shaken off the roots, and the plants potted 
into smaller pots than they came out of, using the same 
compost as for the last potting. Water should be given 
sparingly until growth has well begun, and they may be 
regularly syringed. When growth has commenced, the 
plants should be gone over and any dead wood cut out. 
Branches not quite in the proper position may be tied 
into the right place to improve the symmetry of the plant. 
In a short time the roots will fill the smaller pots. They 
should then be potted into 7- or 8-in. pots and kept 
growing until flowering commences. Liquid manure may 
