Flat trapezoidal container of brightly printed thermally sealable film

In a fastener-free, non-closable container for a potted plant, said container comprising, a pair of decorative flexible self-supporting laminar panels having substantially the same size and shape, one congruently disposed relative to the other and joined at their sides and bottom with water-impervious joints, said sides being equally angulated but oppositely directed so as to form a trapezium;

• each said panel being a portion of a web of thermally sealable synthetic resinous film divided by a generally lateral line defining therebeneath, a lower printed portion having a brightly colored appearance, and thereabove, an essentially transparent upper ("see-through") portion, said lateral line being located in a region in the range from about one-half to about two-thirds vertically above said bottom;
• said container having a single cavity and an exterior surface only said lower portion of which is essentially completely covered with high-gloss printing ink;
• said lower portion having an exterior surface upon which essentially no unprinted portion remains, said lower printed portion comprising regions of contrasting colors, printed with glossy inks, each region having a thickness different from another contiguous region, each region comprising from one to three layers of priming ink superimposed one upon the other, each when dry, having a thickness in the range from 1.mu. to 10.mu., and including sufficient varnish to provide multiple colors of varying intensity providing a gloss index in the range from about 70 to about 98, the improvement comprising, said lower portion including (i) a base on which the bottom of a pot rests, (ii) a frustoconical portion which snugly jackets the pot, and (iii) an outwardly-flared portion commencing to flare near the rim of the pot, said outwardly-flared portion merging into said see-through portion.