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baskets, &c. The common earthenware flower-pots 

 are sold by the " cast ;" the number of pots in a cast 

 varying according to their size, the price generally 

 being three shillings per cast. The inside measure- 

 ment of the rim is always taken. There are 60 two- 

 inch wide pots in a cast, which are called " sixties :" 

 36 four-inch, 30 five-inch, 18 six-inch, 12 seven-inch, 

 8 eight-inch, and 6 ninerinch, which is the largest size 

 you will ever require, though they run on to 1 sixteen- 

 inch in the cast, which is the largest size made. Any 



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seedsman or nurseryman will supply you. Earthenware 

 pans of various sizes are also used, and are better than 

 pots for growing annuals, some kinds of low growing 

 ferns, selaginellas, and for sowing seeds or rooting 

 cuttings in. You should have one or two of them, as 

 they are very useful, and for some purposes you will 

 prefer them to pots. You should also have earthen- 

 ware flats for standing pots in ; they are far neater than 

 plates or saucers, which are often used for the purpose, 

 and are moderate in price. 



