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a smaller barrow should be got. But it should be well made. 

 Its frame, at least, should be of hardwood ; the wheel also. 

 The axle should be strong, and running in well-made, firmly 

 fastened bearings. In other words, the barrow should not be 

 a toy. 



If you have no barrow, but instead a well-made little 

 express wagon, it will do almost as well. And of course, if 

 you have something to begin with that is good enough for a 

 while, it is wise to be content, making plans, however, for 

 something better some day. 



A watering-pot, or a share in one, is necessary at times. We 

 shall wish to water seeds after planting in 

 dry ground, or the seedlings when struggling 

 in a drought, or larger growths which have 

 just been transplanted or are beginning to 

 flower. In school gardens a watering-pot 

 will serve several children. At home, if you 

 have nothing better, a pail will do if only you 

 pour from it with great care not to wash the FlG - 131 - Your 

 soil. Pour into the hand held close to the 



ground, and let the water trickle through 

 the fingers. But of course the pot is best. Get a good one 

 if you can. Galvanized ones last the longest, but even if 

 we have them, they should be carefully used. They should 

 never be left with water standing in them, for that causes 

 rust. It is best to leave them turned upside down, so that 

 every drop of water shall drain out. 



In addition to such tools as these, which are frequently 

 necessary, a trowel is very hard to do without. True, the 

 spade will take its place in digging a hole, but it is heavy and 

 clumsy to use with one hand. The trowel is a valuable tool 

 for use in transplanting. Most gardeners use the curved 

 trowel, but I always use the middle or large-sized mason's 



