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I'LANT I'RUi'AGATiON 



85. Flower pots arc ol" Iwu principal kinds; lluisc 

 with and tliosc vvitliuut rims. Tiicy range in one-half-incli 

 sizes between two and seven inches, and in one-incli sizes be- 

 tween 7 and 12 inches. Between two and two and one- 

 half is a two and one-fourth-inch size. There are also 14. 

 16, and 18-inch sizes, but tulis and boxes are usuall_y more 

 satisfactory and less expensive in these and laj^ger ones. 

 Sizes below 16-inch are machine made in "standard" form. 

 Straight-sided pots are little seen nowadays. Below the 

 two-inch size are "thumbs" used for tiny plants. 



Azalea or three-fourth pots are most useful for growing 

 ferns, azaleas and other house plants, lilies and many other 

 bulbs. They afiford ample soil and root room, are not 



as unsightly as full-sized 

 flower pots of the same 

 width. Their "low 



down" effect is more 

 pleasing to the eye than 

 is that of the tall pot. 



"Seed pans" are earth- 

 enware trays usually one 

 to two inches deep. They 

 the most largely used 

 for growing ferns, seed- 

 lings of small-seeded 

 l)lants, etc. For this purpose they excel pots. 



The rimmed or "standard" pots (Fig. 21), though 

 easier to grasp are harder on the hands than are tliose 

 without collars when large numbers must lie handled 

 in a day, yet they are so popular that the old stvle col- 

 larless ones are almost a curiosity in many sections of 

 the country. Whichever style is chosen, it should be 

 porous, never glazed. When to be first used, the pots 

 should be dipped in water a few minutes and the surface 

 water then allowed to evaporate. The pores of the pot- 

 tery must be filled with water but the pots must not 

 be wet when plants are set in them 



FIG. 46— GREENHOUSE SOIL SIEVES 

 For fine work with seedlings, ferns, etc. 



