IMPLEMENTS TOR CUTTIKG. 





Hand jPrimmg SJiears (fig. 145). — There is a kind of 

 these made now, that having a moving centre, as in the 



Fig. 145. 



figure, make a smooth draw cut almost equal to that of a 

 knife, and it is a very expeditions instrument in the 

 hand of a skilful workman. In pruning out small dead 

 branches, shortening in peach trees, &C., it will jDerform 

 four times as much work as a knife. 



Pole Pruning Shears. — These resemble the hand shears, 

 but are worked by a string passing over a pulley, and are 

 fixed on a pole of any required length. They are used in 

 cutting scions, diseased shoots, &c., from the heads of 

 lofty standard trees. 



Grajpe Scissors. — These 

 are small sharp pointed 

 scissors for thinning 



Fir.. 146.-Grape scissors. buUchcS of grapCS. 



The Pruning Knife. — ^The best for general purposes 



Fig. 147. — The pruning knife. 



Fio. 148. — The hudding knife. 



are those of medium size, with a handle about four inches 

 lona:, smooth, slightly hollowed in the back ; the blade 

 about three and a half inches long, three-quarters of an 

 inch wide, and nearly straight. For very heavy work a 

 larger size may be necessary. " Saynor's" (English) 

 knives of this kind are misurpassed in material and finish. 



