48-size

-- Take cuttings of these greenhouse plants in autumn; insert them thinly in 48-size pots filled with coarse sand, loam, and leaf-mould, and place in a uniform temperature of 60 or 70 degrees.

Gardening for the Million Alfred Pink

If the cuttings are taken in September put three or four slips in a 48-size pot.

Gardening for the Million Alfred Pink

Give the plants one shift into the 48-size, to keep them going until they are ready for putting into the beds.

The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons

The plants will do well if grown on in a cold frame, the final shift being into pots of the 48-size.

The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons

For general decorative purposes, small pots will be found extremely convenient when a brilliant display is wanted in a limited compass; good specimens can be grown in the 48-size, but for exhibition the 32-size must be resorted to.

The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons

Our own practice is to sow thinly in clean well-drained 48-size pots.

The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons

Pot off singly when large enough, and shift on until the 48-size is reached.

The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons

When the 60-pots are filled with roots transfer to the 48-size, and in due time the final shift should be into pots of the 24-size.

The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons

As the plants develop, shift into larger pots, ending finally in the 48-size.

The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons

Use the 48-size, and plant four or five bulbs in each.

The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons