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Fi.cjs. 21 it 22 arc very neat pots 
. .adc of pottci y w;i re nearly wliite, 
glazed on tlie outside, and intended 
to holrl inside the common pots of 
earthen ware. Most of the llorists 
Iiave them as tiiey arc quite orna- 
mental and arc becoming popular. 
Their price is from SI. 50 to §2.50. 
An objection has been raised to the 
common pots, that they soon become 
dirty and covered with mould ai.d 
rust, and need considerable care to 
keep clean. The onl}' remed}' is con- 
stant scrubbing. And it is impos- 
sible to have a thoroughly porous 
well drained pot, without its siiles 
becoming in time old and sour ; at- 
tempts have been made to paint them 
with ochre, or red whitewash, but 
it soon rubs off and is disagreeable. 
To combine ornament with u.se, the 
one must be placed inside the other. 
There is a st3ia of mountable ilower 
pot, now used somewhat by Engli.sh 
llorists, made of separate slabs ol 
wood joined together with llexible 
hinges. (See Fig. 23.) Tlie advan- 
tages claimed for it, are that it cm 
be talcen to pieces and adjusted, that 
])lants can be easily transplanted 
without disturbing the soil or injur- 
ing the roots. With small window 
gardens it would not be needed ; but 
in the case of very large conservatory 
plants, where a diameter of two feet i-iy. ia 
is required it might be found useful, as the plant might need examination to per- 
fect the drainage, or remove the soil and replace with fresh compost. The wires, 
as shown in the engraving, are moved down or up for tightening or loosening, so 
that any one can make them. Tliere are several styles of pots, square, and made 
of prettily ornamented pieces of wood, (Figs. 25 & 20,) so simple that they need 
no explanation. The same designs have been copied in glazed ware with variou.s 
colors and arc accessible to any one who will visit the horticultural stoi-es, or 
those places where the most tasteful pottery and household ware is kejit for sale. 
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