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Hoes. — These shouicl Ije made of different patterns 

 and sizes. Some broad, some narrow with tines on 

 the back, &c. Those with forks on the back are use- 

 ful for loosening soil around plants. 



Brill Bakes. — These may be made with four, six or 

 ten wooden teeth, placed from ten to fifteen inches 

 apart. Draw the first drill by a line, then place the 

 outside tooth of the rake in this clrill, and e^o proceed 

 keeping the left hand tooth in the right hand drill, — 

 This does the work neatly .and very rapidly. 



Geirehn RaJccs. — These should 1)e made of wrought 

 iron, the teeth 2 1-2 inches long and 2 inches apart. 

 The number of teeth may vary from ten to sixteen. 



Weder (7r/r;'?'^;v— -This is a barrel placed between two 

 handles similar to those of a wheeh^arrow, with two 

 small wagon wheels in front,. With this a ])arrel of 

 water may be carried to any part of the garden willi 

 srreat ease and with o;reat economy of time. 



Hand Cidtivedors. — These should be made of iron so 

 as to expand from ten to eighteen inches wide. These 

 are very convenient for drawing between garden veg- 

 etables, as they save the labor of several menwdth hoes. 



Garelen Enr/incs. — These are made double and single 

 action pumps, double and single brakes, on four wheels 

 with tongue, and on tw^o wdieels with handles like 

 a barrow. They are extensively used in gardens, niu^- 

 series &c., and are sometimes found to afford very val- 

 uable assistance in case of fire, in a neighborhood dis- 

 tant from a larger engine, as they throw water to the 

 height of seventy or eighty feet, with considerable 

 force. 



Miseellaneous Tooh. — -Under this head we place ma- 

 ny tools very valuable in a large garden, \vl The 

 ><eed Soiver^ Bee I and Line for laying out beds and 

 walks, Watering-pots, Frnning Shears, Priminj Knife^ 

 Garden S//rinr/e, Fruit Gatherer^ etc. d'c. 



Prhparation of Soil. — Having described the soil suit- 

 'able for a garden, the various substances for enriching 

 it, and the implements to be used, we now proceed io 



