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30-06-2003, 07:32 AM

writes:
On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 20:37:46 GMT, "jc" wrote:

Back before plastic containers, one gallon plants were sold in metal No.
10 cans which contained only 96 fluid ounces (3/4 gallon). When plastic
containers came into common use in about the mid 1960s, the pots were
tapered but the height and circumference at the top were the same as a
No. 10 can and the plants were the same size but the container volume
evn less than a No. 10 can but still occupied the same space in shipping
containers and continued to be called one gallon plants. I think it is
just common usage and the nursery industry would get confused if you
called it a 0.75 gallon can. Has anybody ever complained about the
liquid volume of a 10 gallon hat?

^_^ Perhaps plant containers are like lumber -- a 2x4 is what?
1.something" by 3.something"? As long as everyone agrees on the
*definition*, as opposed to the actual dimensions, the gazebo gets
built. However, pot sizing may be less familiar than wood
"measurements."

Actually, 2x4 lumber used to be 2x4 which can cause problems when
remodeling a turn-of-the-century (19th to 20th) or older.

Now I'm wondering about that 10-gallon hat! LOL

Glenna