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An apparatus for packaging potted plants. A plant support is mounted at the upper end of a vertical column and is adapted to support a potted plant having heavy foliage. One or more tapered paper sleeves are disposed around the support column beneath the plant support. A ring having a larger diameter than the pot is mounted for vertical movement on a second vertical column, and the ring carries an open-ended, flexible bag. The lower end of the bag includes an elastic cord, so that the lower end has a contracted diameter, which is smaller than the rim of the pot. The ring is initially positioned beneath the level of the plant support, the plant is then positioned on the support and the bag is drawn upwardly around the plant, folding the foliage inwardly, until the lower end of the bag is slightly above the rim of the pot. The sleeve is then drawn upwardly around the bag encompassing the foliage, and the bag is withdrawn from the sleeve.
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