51.   Some gardeners swear by Italian clay pots as more durable, as well as more stylish.

52.   Specialty stores and mass-market retailers alike are offering pretty clay pots of all sizes with shiny, colorful glazes.

53.   That way we could fill those adorable antique French clay pots with our pewter-handled cake servers and put them on display.

54.   The shape of this expressive container runs the gamut from jars and bowls to rectangular or square boxes, which would hold several clay pots.

55.   Then, as now, she longs for foods slowly cooked in a clay pot.

56.   There are also sequined wool capes, which can translate into bed covers or throws, and weathered clay pots that once held dates, olives and wine.

57.   The water in her clay pot was too thick with silt to drink.

58.   There are sugar cane and a banana tree in clay pots in front of the house.

59.   Therefore, a clay pot would be more suitable for a cattleya, while a moisture-retentive plastic container might work for a phalaenopsis.

60.   They are lighter and hold water better than unglazed clay pots, which are notorious for drying out quickly.