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ON FLOWER PEGS. 



pegs were of larger dimensions, and a saw draught made in the 

 combs, so that tlie section should be a hooked peg instead of a 

 wedge, and the combs cleft as before with a strong knife, we should 

 have many thousands of neat pegs fit for verbenas and other trail- 

 ing plants cut in the course of a wet day, and that too with no 

 other tools than tlie common garden pruning saw and the slieath 

 knife. Although this homely plan is not the best, I could not 

 omit mentioning it, since some may try this cheap and ready me- 

 thod who do not require any great amount of pegs or any of the 

 larger sizes. It is always diflScult to get pegs just of the right 

 size required ; for the strength or delicacy of the shoot to be se- 

 cured determines their length and strength, and hence the neces- 

 sity for a perfect control of the sizes of the pegs and forks. 

 Hundreds of plants would be benefited by being trained near 



