GARDEN MECHANICS. 
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GARDEN MECHANICS. 
In the process of repotting large specimen plants a difficulty 
has long been complained of, in the removal of the subject from 
the pot in which it has been growing, owing to the hitherto un - 
avoidable necessity of either breaking the pot to pieces, or incur¬ 
ring great risk of damage to the plant, by turning it over and 
about to loosen its hold. Instances are by no means rare of fine 
specimens, the result of years of care, being thus disfigured to an 
irreparable degree by an accident against which no foresight 
would avail, and, therefore, any contrivance calculated to remove 
the inconvenience and danger deserves our cordial support. This 
has been effected by the ingenuity of Mr. G. Fry, of Blackheath, 
who has lately invented, and very properly registered, a new form 
for the pots employed for this purpose. The accompanying 
woodcut represents a sectional elevation of Mr, Fry’s pot; from 
which it will be seen the improvement consists in having a much 
larger orifice in the bottom of the pot than is usual: and to cover 
this and prevent the soil falling through, a detached moveable 
bottom, with a hole for drainage in the centre, as in the ordinary 
one, is made to slip into the pot; this is called the drain-cup. 
The potting is performed in the usual manner; and when it is 
