I'm trying to find out the identity of an unusual object, it looks
sort of like a vase, but there is a large slot in the side and it has
a clamp on the bottom. I wanted to ask a florist newsgroup but
couldn't find one, so I thought I would ask here.

There is a photo of it on the site below, it's number 98:


http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/


Thanks,
Rob