An Improved Pot for Growing Orchids, or for General Horticultural Purposes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 25th Jan., 1895-Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Pot for Growing Orchids, or for General Horticultural
Purposes.
EDWARD JOHN EDWARDS Allerton Beeches Allerton Mossley Hill Liverpool
Head Gardener do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The main objects are to so construct a flower pot, that it shall be specially
adapted for growing orchids, whilst at the same time, being equally applicable for
plant growing generally. To save labour and potting material when growing
orchids, to maintain more even temperature, and prevent too rapid evaporation
of moisture, and to strengthen and prevent breakage of pots generally. A pot
constructed in accordance with my invention has a central portion to general plant
growing, shaped in the usual way, and with the usual hole at the bottom.
The upper edges of the said pot are turned downwards, to about the depth of
the said pot so as to form an annular space, which when the pot is reversed serves
as a pot for growing orchids. Drainage, and ventilation, and holes are provided
in the exterior wall of the annulus, and suspension, apertures or projections, are
provided, metal rings are inserted in the free edges of the pots to prevent
breakage.
Dated this 26th day of April 1894.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Pot for Growing Orchids, or for General Horticultural
Purposes.
1, EDWARD JOHN EDWARDS, Allerton Beeches, Allerton, Mossley Hill,
Liverpool, Head Gardener, do hereby declare the nature of this invention. and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of this invention is to so construct a plant pot that it shall be
specially adapted for the culture of the orchid, which plant requires little or no
soil, and be also applicable for the growing of plants the roots of which require
to be embedded in soil.
A pot constructed according to this invention is illustrated in the accompanying
drawings, Figure 1 being a sectional elevation thereof. Figure 2 shews the pot
ready for the reception of ordinary plants whose roots require to be embedded in
soil, and Figure 3 shews the pot reversed and ready to receive an orchid plant.
It will be seen upon reference to the drawings that the chamber A forms an
ordinary flower pot, the usual drainage hole a being provided in its bottom.
Instead of terminating in a rim, the wall of the pot A is turned over at the top
and is continued downwards to the bottom or beyond the bottom of the pot. An
annular space B is thus formed between this double wall, which when the pot is
reversed, as shewn in Figure 3, serves to accommodate the roots of an orchid
plant, the plant resting upon the part . Drainage apertures c and ventilation
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page_text: apertures d are formed in the outer wall of the annulus B. To enable the pot to
be suspended by cords or wires, small holes e are also formed in this wall, or it
may be provided with projections for this purpose. In order to strengthen the
pot the rim of the outer wall may have inserted in it, before being baked, a
metal ring.
As a modification the pot A and outer wall may be separate pieces, in which
case the smaller end of the conical outer wall would be provided with a ledge,
upon which would rest the rim of the pot A.
By the use of a pot formed according to this invention for orchid culture, much
labour and material which would otherwise be expended in preparing a support for
the orchid roots are saved, a more even temperature is maintained, and too rapid
evaporation of moisture is prevented, and at the same time a strong pot is provided
for ordinary plant growing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inveu-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
A plant pot comprising a central chamber such as A, adapted to receive the
roots of ordinary plants, and an annulus such as B, adapted to receive the roots
of the orchid plant, constructed as herein described and illustrated.
Dated this 24th day of Ionawr 1905
J. A. COUBROUGH,
Registered Patent Agent,
10, St. George's Crescent, Liverpool, Applicant's Agent.