Massachusetts 

 Agricultural Experiment Station 



Bulletin No. 277 October, 1931 



Flower Pot Composition and Its 

 Effect on Plant Growth 



By Linus H. Jones 



The ordinary flower pot of fired clay has been the standard plant con- 

 tainer for many years. In recent years, however, flower pots of other 

 materials have come on the market; and of these, paper pots have received 

 most consideration because of their economic advantages. A result of 

 this interest has been a pronounced demand for reliable information con- 

 cerning the comparative merits of different types of containers. The 

 investigation reported in this bulletin was begun in response to this de- 

 mand and has given results which are applicable either to the production 

 of greenhouse plants in wholesale quantities or to the growing of a single 

 house plant. 



MASSACHUSETTS STATE COLLEGE 

 AMHERST, MASS. 



