VEGETABLE GARDENING. 



iron and are very useful in transplanting- ( Fig. 10' 

 ter form made of steel is shown in figure 10a. 



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Figure 10.— Common wooden 

 dibber. 



Figure 10a.— Improved flat 

 steel dibber. 



Scuffle Attachments for Hand Garden Cultivators. — Fig. 11 shows 

 two sets of implements, designed to be attached to the ordinary 

 wheel cultivators, which will work close up to young plants 

 so as to cut off the weeds just under the surface of the soil, 

 and will be found very useful in many places. They should be 

 made out of tool steel, and any good blacksmith can make 

 them. The length of blades may be made to suit the work. 



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Figure 11.— Home made attach- Figure 12.— Scuffle hoe. 



ments for garden cultivators. 



The Scuffle Hoe, shown in Fig. 12. is an excellent old-fash- 

 ioned implement for shallow cultivation, such as is needed in 

 early spring in the garden. Besides, it is very cheap and 



