Claims
- 1. A covering for a pot having a floral grouping disposed therein, the covering having an outer surface and comprising:a flexible preformed base portion having an upper end and a closed bottom and the base portion having an outer surface area and a pot receiving space shaped and sized to receive a pot, and wherein the base portion is sized to cover a substantial portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pot; a skirt portion attached to the base portion and having an outer surface area and extending beyond the upper end of the base portion; and an upper sleeve portion having an outer surface area and extending a distance therefrom and being sized to substantially surround a floral grouping disposed within the pot when the pot is disposed within the pot receiving space; and wherein the upper portion is detachable from the skirt portion via a non-linear line of perforations disposed therebetween and wherein when the upper portion is detached from the skirt portion by tearing along the non-linear line of perforations, the skirt portion is left with a non-linear upper edge and wherein the outer surface area of the base portion and the outer surface area of the skirt portion together comprise a surface area smaller than the outer surface area of the upper sleeve portion.
- 2. The covering of claim 1 wherein the upper sleeve portion further comprises a bonding material disposed on a portion of the outer perimeter thereof such that when the upper sleeve portion is formed about the floral grouping the outer perimeter of the upper sleeve portion can be connected via the bonding material to form a substantially closed end of the upper sleeve portion.
- 3. The covering of claim 1 wherein the base portion is tapered from the upper end thereof to the closed bottom of the covering.
- 4. The covering of claim 1 wherein the upper sleeve portion is sized to substantially surround the floral grouping contained by the pot.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/971,206 filed Nov. 14, 1997, entitled “COVERING FOR FLOWER POT AND FLORAL GROUPING, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/526,335, filed Sep. 11, 1995, entitled “METHOD FOR COVERING A FLOWER POT AND FLORAL GROUPING”, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,699,648, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/183,010, filed Jan. 14, 1994, entitled “COVERING FOR FLOWER POT AND FLORAL GROUPING”, now U.S Pat. No. 5,479,758 ; which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/001,001; filed Jan. 6, 1993, entitled “COVERING FOR FLOWER POT AND FLORAL GROUPING”, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,307,606, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 07/968,798, Oct. 30, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,369,934, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/865,563, May 21, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,245,814, which is continuation of Ser. No. 07/649,379, Jan. 31, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,111,638, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/249,761, Sep. 26, 1988, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/218,083, Jul. 13, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,897,031.
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