THE HANDLING OF THE PLANTS 125 
returned to the house in the fall, they should not be allowed to 
root through the hole in the pot, and the rooting may be pre- 
vented by turning the pot 
around every few days. Large 
decorative plants may be 
made to look as if growing 
naturally in the lawn by sink- 
ing the pot or box just below 
the surface and rolling the sod 
over it, as suggested in Fig. 
136. A space around and be- 
low the tub may be provided 
to insure drainage. 
Tub-plants. 
For the shifting of very 
large tub-plants, a box or tub 
with movable sides, as in Fig. 
137, is handy and efficient. The plant-box recommended to 
parties who grew plants for exhibition at the World’s Fair is 
shown in Fig. 188. It is made of strong boards or planks. 
At A is shown the inside of one of two 
opposite sections or sides, four feet wide 
at top, three feet wide at bottom, and 
three feet high. The cleats are two-by- 
four scantlings, through which holes are 
bored to admit the bolts with which the 
137. Plant-box witha box is to be held together. B is an out- 
movable side. side view of one of the alternating sections, 
three feet four inches wide at top, two feet four inches at 
bottom, and three feet deep. A one-by-six strip is nailed 
through the center to give strength. C is an end view of A, 
showing the bolts and also a two-by-four cleat to which the 
bottom is to be nailed. This box was used mostly for trans: 
136. Setting large tub-plants in the lawn. 
