Meaning of flower-potful | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [C1]

Examples

“When you go to your florist for a flower-potful of his best plant soil don’t think he is defrauding you if he offers a rough-looking article, and ask for some that is finer.”

“The quantity to apply is about a tree-inch flower-potful per square yard, or about a half-stone per square pole.”

“Another person owns a flower-potful of earth on his window-sill—but he has to pay rent for the space it occupies.”

“Old lawns should be renovated in early spring by covering them with a one-inch layer of equal parts good loam and pulverized peatmoss to which is added a six-inch flower-potful of both bone flour and ground sheep manure.”

“Before commencing to layer, take the precaution of lightly forking the soil round the parent plant, mixing in a medium flower-potful of loam, sand, and leaf-mould to stimulate the plants.”

“To this add a three-inch flower-potful of finely ground limestone.”

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