Garden Tools 



when going for plants it is well to have one for 

 each place and either to attach it to a string to 

 one's belt — if only one is possessed, or to attach 

 a bright red cloth to the handle that it may be 

 identified if dropped among weeds, loose earth 

 or grass for the trowel seems to have a chameleon 

 like nature and takes on the color of its sur- 

 roundings and becomes invisible to the eye once 

 it has left one's hand. The bright color will save 

 many moments wasted time in looking for it and 

 has proved its worth on more than one occasion. 

 In purchasing a trowel selection should be made 

 of the sort that has the blade and handle in one ; 

 this construction, if of steel, will insure a tool that 

 will last until worn out by use, the trowel with 

 a wooden handle has usually a flimsy blade and 

 a handle that is not dependable. 



A garden line and reel that may be pur- 

 chased for $1!75 is a convenient thing to have 

 when laying out lines for planting, but a very 

 good substitute can be produced from an old 

 broom handle and a ball of butcher's twine 

 by sawing the handle into two eighteen inch 



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