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Application filed November 23, 1885. Serial No. 183,682. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, William W. D. Lewis, a citizen of the United States, residing at Camden, in the county of Camden and State of 5 New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper B-.xes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, io making a part of this specification, and to the lettersand figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings, is a plan view of the blank from which the box is made; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the box complete, and 15 Fig. 3 a top plan view thereof.

The present invention has for its object to provide a box especially designed for the use of florists, either as a covering for the flowerpot containing the flower or plant, or as 20 a box for parties who sell flowers and who wish to retain the pot, in which case the earth and flower or plant are removed from the pot and placed in the box without disturbing the roots, thus saving the pot in each plant sold. 25 The invention consists in a box and blank therefor, substantially as shown in the drawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the blank, of paper, straw-board, or 30 other light and cheap material, which consists of a curved strip, to form the body of the box. This strip, along one edge and end, has cut therein a series of slits, a, and slits b, respectively, and upon the opposite corner is cut a 35 T-shapedtongue,e,andattheloweredgeofthe strip is a circular piece, B, to form the body of the box, and has T-shaped tongues tZ, for engaging with the slits a. Upon the opposite edge of the strip B are two semicircular pieces, 40 C D, the former having slits e therein, and the latter T-shaped tongues /, for engaging therewith.

If preferred, the pieces BCD may be for med separate from the strip A, aud afterward se45 cured thereto by strips of paper or muslin, thereby using up or utilizing small scraps in the manufacture of the boxes.

It is the purpose to place these blanks in the market, for the convenience of the trade, 50 thereby enabling the florist to keep a large quantity in stock and make them up into boxes as they are required. The slits for the T-shaped end of the tongues are made double, as shown, to enable both ends of the cross end 55 of the tongues to be inserted.

Any suitable means of fastening the parts of the box together may be substituted for the slits and tongues, as I do not desire to limit myself to the means shown, the strip A and the pieces B C D constituting the essential 60. features of my invention.

In the formation of the box the curved strip A is first bent around to form the body of the box, the meeting or overlapping edges thereof being held together by the tongue c, engag- 65 ing with the slits b. The circular piece B is next bent up against the lower edge of the strip A, and the tongues d made to engage the slits a, thus forming a bottom to the box, after which the semicircular pieces C D are 70 bent down iu place after the plant has been placed in the box, the opening formed by the two' pieces, as shown at E, Fig. 3, allowing room for the stems of the plant to project up above the box. The two pieces C D are held 75 around the stems of the plant by the tongues /, engaging with the slits e.

If desired, the blanks may be made of ornamental paper, or designs may be placed thereon,\as found most desirable, such as de- 80 signs of flowers, leaves, or any other style of ornamentation.