. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. FLO 229 ? -- FLO Thirty-twos ] (32s) Twenty-fours (24s) Sixteens (16s) Twelves (12s) Eights (8s) . Sixes (6s) . Fours (4s) . Twos (2s) . 9h ... 9 9 1U • • .10 .... 11 12 ... 11 12 13 ... 12 13 15 ... 13 15 18 ... 14 18 Dr. Lindley has proposed a very judicious change in the nomenclature of flower pots, by suggesting that they should be called according to their great- est diameter. At present the words "Fours," " Sixes," &c, intend no more than that there are so many to the cast, a piece of information conveying nothing wor
. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. FLO 229 ? -- FLO Thirty-twos ] (32s) Twenty-fours (24s) Sixteens (16s) Twelves (12s) Eights (8s) . Sixes (6s) . Fours (4s) . Twos (2s) . 9h ... 9 9 1U • • .10 .... 11 12 ... 11 12 13 ... 12 13 15 ... 13 15 18 ... 14 18 Dr. Lindley has proposed a very judicious change in the nomenclature of flower pots, by suggesting that they should be called according to their great- est diameter. At present the words "Fours," " Sixes," &c, intend no more than that there are so many to the cast, a piece of information conveying nothing worth knowing:—butby the new nomen- clature, "Eighteens," will be pots of eighteen inches in diameter; "Fif- teens," fifteen inches, and so on; it occupies the third column in the pre- ceding table. The above are about the sizes in inches, for at each pottery they rather differ in size, and none of the pots shrink exactly alike during the burning. At some of the country potteries, also, the gradation and size are some- what different. Thus, at Mr. Paul's Pottery, near Fareham, Hants, the sizes are the following: In. diam. at top. Thimbles are, inside . 2 . . Thumbs 2| . . Seventy-twos 3 ... Sixties 3| . . Forty-eights Thirty-twos 5 ... Twenty-fours .... 6 ... Sixteens 7£ . . Twelves 8 ... Eights 10 ... Sixes Hi . . Fours 14 ... Twos 16 ... Thimbles are sometimes called In. deep. 2 3 n 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12i 14 15 'small nineties," and thumbs, "large nine- ; The Philadelphia potters have long pursued the plan proposed by Dr. Lind- ley, and those at distant points who may desire to order, have only to express the size in inches, i. e., the diameter at top. The form and material also vary. Mr. Beck makes them very successful- ly of slate; and the prejudice against glazed pots is now exploded. It was formerly considered important to have the pots made of a material as porous as possible; but a more misera- ble delusion never was handed
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