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A container for shipping or transporting one or more young plants or seedlings, especially through the mail. The container has an open top and is made preferably of a thin, very light-weight, thermoformed plastic. The container is divided into two sections: a bottom section for receiving the plant p

A container for shipping or transporting one or more young plants or seedlings, especially through the mail. The container has an open top and is made preferably of a thin, very light-weight, thermoformed plastic. The container is divided into two sections: a bottom section for receiving the plant pot and/or root ball and an upper section for receiving the stem and leaves. A cover is connected by a living hinge to the bottom section. The cover acts to hold the plant pot and/or root ball in place and to reduce evaporation of moisture from the root region of the plant. The container is provided with a wall separating the upper and bottom sections. The wall is supplied with a smoothly contoured notch that permits the plant stem to pass from the bottom section to the upper section, and the cover or lid utilizes a "V"-shaped projecting member to gently direct the plant's leaves and stem into the contoured notch. A combination of engaging recesses and projections form a closure system that holds the lid in place.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A container for shipping by mail and other similar delivery modes a young plant having a stem and leaf portion and a root portion, the container comprised of:a first body portion having a first body portion vertical height and a first body portion horizontal width and fur

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A container for shipping by mail and other similar delivery modes a young plant having a stem and leaf portion and a root portion, the container comprised of:a first body portion having a first body portion vertical height and a first body portion horizontal width and further having at least one pair of interconnected, elongated first body portion compartments, said at least one pair of first body portion compartments being comprised of an upper first body portion compartment for receiving said stem and leaf portion of said young plant and a lower first body portion compartment for receiving said root portion of said young plant;a second body portion having a second body portion vertical height that is substantially less than said first body portion vertical height and a second body portion horizontal width that is substantially the same as said first body portion horizontal width and further having at least one second body portion compartment; anda movable hinge means for rotatably connecting said first body portion to said second body portion and causing said first body portion to make contact with said second body portion so that said lower first body portion compartment openly adjoins said second body portion compartment and said first body portion compartment and said second body portion cooperate to define a semi-enclosed space for said root portion of said young plant.