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Show will have something light and spongy in character and rich in vegetable matter. Add to this an equal quantity of rich loam, and mix in with it enough of the sharpest kind of sand yon can find to make the mass so friable that when yon squeeze it in the hand it will fall apart as soon as you relax your hold. Such a soil will answer admirably for almost all plants, and you will find it very convenient conve-nient to have a supply on hand to draw from when needed,: If you have a greenhouse green-house put it under the benches and keep it moist. If you put it in the cellar cel-lar it will keep moist enough without adding any water. Never be without a supply of potting material, for you don't know when you are going to need it-Exchange. Soil for Potting Plants. This is the month in which to get a stock of potting soil together to put in the greenhouse or cellar for winter and spring use. Do not neglect to do this. Go into the pasture and turn over sod; :'( along the fence. You will find that part immediately beneath the top of the grass , full of fibrous roots. Scrape or out this off with a sharp hoe, and you |