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over it. At its end it has a second springy piece of iron, 

 so that the stem of the plant can be pushed between the 

 two, and the plant held in a suitable position. The 

 advantages of the instrument are that the plant can be 

 held in a perpendicular position, and that the planter 

 has both hands free to operate with. 



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Fig. 55. 



During the operation of planting, manure can be 

 added. Biermans adds turf ashes prepared as shown 

 on page 104. The method of planting is indicated in 

 Fig. 56. The planting hole having been made with 

 the spiral spade (Fig. 34 on page 66), a quantity of 

 turf ashes is pressed against one side (at ), then the 

 plant is placed in the hole, a second handful of turf 



