GARDEN IMPLEMEi^TS. 



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sliort manures. They are made with long or short han- 

 dles and round or square points. Those with soUd backs 

 and straps on the handle, all in one piece, are the best 

 and strongest, and are much superior to those with 

 riveted backs. 



The Digging Fork (figure 143), or Forked Spade, is 

 used instead of a spade to dig in manures, to loosen the 

 earth about the roots of trees, or for taking up root 

 crojDS, being less liable to cut or injure them than the 

 spade. It is much easier to handle than the spade, and 

 by its aid the soil can be more readily broken and pul- 

 verized. These sjDades are made with four and five tines, 

 the former being the one generally used. An improved 

 pattern has the tines pointed, so that it can be inserted 

 in hard or clayey ground with more ease. 



The Maxuke Fork (figure 144). — This is used for 

 mixing, loading, and spreading manure, work which 

 could not be efficiently done without it. They are made 

 with either four or five tines, oval or diamond shaped. 

 The oval tined fork is the light- 

 est, and a careful man can handle 

 it with more speed; but it is more 

 easily broken than the diamond 

 tined. The latter should be given 

 to careless hands or used for 

 heavy work. 



Rubber Hose (figure 145). — 

 The usual garden size is three- 

 quarter inch (inside diameter of 

 bore), though one inch hose is 

 sometimes used where a large 

 quantity of water is wanted with "^^^^^ 

 little force. A great deal of ro- 

 guery is practised by hose man- ■ -^^si-.r -~^^^^> 

 ufacturers, who put in composi- ^v?- ^45. 



tion material which easily rots, causing the hose to soon 



