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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. 138. 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 scanthngs, through which holes are 

 bored to admit the bolts with which the 

 box is to be held together. B is an out- 

 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. 



137. Plant-box with a 

 movable side. 



