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which should be slipped out of the pot with 
the whole ball of earth, and then immediately 
planted in a full-sized blooming pot for the en- 
suing season ; in this last case I used to pay no 
attention whatever to the dry weather — every 
old florist must know it is but of little conse- 
quence. By no means part with your strong 
well-established blooming plants, except you 
can get a high price for them. An old Auri- 
cula plant, if healthy, will bloom finer at six 
and eight years old than at two or three years. 
By some, old Auricula plants are despised and 
cast aside. 
In the remarks already made, I hope that } 
may not be misunderstood, as it is not my 
intention to set up my judgment in opposi- 
tion to other florists, but let it be consi- 
dered I have given my opinion only to the 
best of my abilities, after many years success- 
ful practice j for I have never been able to 
ascertain from any one, and firmly believe that 
no general rule can be laid down, or particular 
direction given, for transplanting the Auri- 
cula : but that they must be treated according 
to the state and condition you find the plant in. 
If your plants have not been removed for two 
or three years, their small roots will have filled 
the pots, and probably their large, or what is 
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