Planter kit and display package therefor

Claim 1

A planter kit and package assembly comprising the combination of a planter kit and a package, said planter kit including a container in the form of a a deep dish having a base, a side wall, and an annular rim projecting outwardly from said side wall; a cover also in the form of a deep dish having a bottom, a side wall, and an annular rim projecting outwardly from the side wall of said cover, said cover nesting in said container with said rim of said cover seated on said rim of said container, the depth of the cover being less than that of said container so that the bottom of said cover is spaced from said base of said container to provide a space therebetween, the side walls of said container and cover being tapered and in facial engagement, said cover being adapted to be inverted and its rim placed on the rim of said container to provide a germination chamber when said planter kit is assembled; and a water expansible growing medium in the form of a small, dry, compressed pellet which is received in said space between the bottom of the cover and the base of the container, said space being sized to constrain said pellet therein; said package comprising a single planar sheet folded upon itself to form overlying planar leaves, the leaves including through openings, the said openings being aligned with one another whereby a container of a second similar planter kit can be inserted through said openings and nested in the cover of the first described planter kit; said container and cover projecting through one of said openings with the said rims thereof being mated between said leaves, the said leaves secured together to trap the rims of the container and cover between them.