IN SUMMER 



whole garden. Make it a rule to look for 

 weeds every time you inspect it, and as soon as 

 you have found one to pull it up. Bear in 

 mind that every weed prevented from ripening 

 seed saves a good deal of work next season. 



EVERY amateur gardener ought to invest 

 something in tools which will facilitate 

 and make as easy as possible the work in hand. 

 One of these is a double-bladed hoe. One end 

 of the blade is wide, like the ordinary hoe, ex- 

 cept that it is cut into teeth like those of a 

 large saw. The other end is pointed, the 

 socket for the handle being in the middle of the 

 blade. With the wide-toothed end weeds can 

 be cut down rapidly and easily in spaces where 

 there is plenty of room to give it full swing. 

 When you are at work close to plants, reverse 

 it and use the pointed end. You will be sur- 

 prised to find how close you can work without 

 injuring the seedlings in the row. In fact, 

 with a little practice, you can pick weeds away 

 from flowering plants, with this sharp point, 

 almost as effectively as with the fingers. Give 

 one of these hoes a trial, and you will not care 

 to use any other kind. 



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