Lesson IV 
To Shift or Repot: Mix two quarts of 
sand, four quarts of soil, four quarts of 
well-rotted manure, sift and add one- 
half pint of fine ground bone and mix 
thoroughly. The pots are prepared the 
same as for potting, by wetting and 
placing drainage in them. The plant is 
removed from the pot by inverting it 
and rapping the rim of the pot lightly 
upon the edge of the bench. Crumble 
a little earth from the upper edge, 
remove the drainage, and crumble away 
the lower edge slightly. Put in enough 
soil over the drainage to bring the 
“ball of earth” about three-fourths of 
an inch below the top of the pot. Place 
the plant in the centre of the pot and fill 
in soil aroimd the ball of earth, pressing 
firmly about the edges. Fill the pot 
to one-half inch below the top, press 
firmly, and rap lightly on the bench to 
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