Jacketed nursery plant container assembly

The jacketed nursery plant container assembly comprising in combination:

• a container for the root structure and growing medium of the plant, having an open top and a perforate bottom portion;
• a peripherally walled base plate underlying the container and extending radially outwardly a substantial distance therefrom, providing a reservoir for the collection of plant treating fluids,
• wick means in the container, extending through the perforate bottom thereof into the reservoir,
• on the base plate a plurality of upwardly extending supports engaging the container and supporting the same a spaced distance from the base plate,
• an outwardly and downwardly flaring jacket surrounding the container above the base plate and having at its bottom an outwardly extending support foot or flange bearing against the base plate outside of but adjacent to the wall component thereof,
• snap fit retainer means on the outer margin of the base plate and engaging the foot,
• a plurality of drain holes in the foot for permitting the escape of overflow treating liquid to the exterior,
• the peripheral wall of the base plate being of lower elevation than the supports to permit overflow from the reservoir of excess treating fluids;
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• seal means on the upper margin of the tapered jacket positioned for contacting in sealing relation the exterior jacket surface adjacent the upper margin thereof.