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NURSERY AND FRUIT GARDEN IMPLEMENTS. 



more can ascend and work on a ladder at the same time. 



Fig. 187 represents one of these ; a, #, the two fixed 



sides ; (7, the movable one. It 

 is considerably used in France. 

 The Orchardistfs Hook is a 

 light rod, with a hook on one 

 end, and a movable piece of 

 wood that slides along it. 



The person gathering fruit 

 draws ti.e branch towards 

 him with the hooked end, and 

 retains it there by means of 

 the sliding piece which is 

 hooked to another branch. 

 This is an indispensable in- 

 strument in gathering fruit 



Fig. 187.-SELF-SUPPORTING from j t 



ORCHARD LADDER. _. _ , 



1-i'Tuit- Gatherers. Of these 

 there are many designs by which the fruit may be taken 



Fig. 188. GRAPE-GATHERER. 



from the tree by a person standing on the ground. They 



FJ. 189. HAND SYRINGE. 



answer very well for gathering a few ripe specimens for 



