OHA-P^TER A^III. 



Window Pots, Boxes, Jardinieres, and Plant Stands. 



Glazed pots are not as good to grow 

 plants in as the real pottery, on account 

 of their want of porosity, which is a 

 great help in watering, evaporation and 

 aeration; likewise their saucers are 

 sometimes fastened to them, and are 

 liable to fill with earth, clog up the 

 outlets, and are not easily cleaned. 



The earthen pots are easily cleaned 

 and plants thrive much better in them, 

 than in fancy china or glass ones. Still 

 these last are often desirable for room 

 decoration, and many very handsome 

 ones are made, which can be used by 



simply setting the other common pot in- Fig. 21. 



side, and if there is any vacant space between, it may be filled up with moss. 



The size of the pot should be in unison with the size of the plant ; the most con- 

 venient ones to handle, may measi 

 from five to seven or eight inches acn 

 top. Yet if any have extensive wind( 

 gardens, they will need all sizes, frc 

 3, 4, 5, and 6 inches diameter, up 

 eight inches — some for propagating pi 

 poses, others for shifting into, fr< 

 smaller sizes. Saucers of course, of t 

 proper sizes, should fit each pot. 



A new pot should be placed in a p 

 of water to soak, and expel the dry 

 from the pores, and an old pot shot 

 be carefully washed both inside a 

 out before use. Pieces of charci 

 broken up fine should be put into t... 



bottom of each pot to the depth of Fig. 22. 



about two or three inches; less of course in the smaller sized pots. 



