Pot-plants should not be allowed to ary out, but should be watered regularly. If they are very dry, the pots may be immersed in water until thoroughly soaked. Proper drainage is, of course, essential. This may be composed of pieces of broken pots, charcoal, and shell-grit The feeding of pot-plants is necessary if they are to maintain vigorous growth, This may be given in the form of liquid manure once a week, for, if this is considered too messy, fertilizers in tablet form may be given. These are simply pushed into the soil round the plants, and are a concentrated form of combined plant foods, which, dissolved and dis-{tributed by watering, promote quick: Jand healthy growth,
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