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KECOKD OF IIORTICULTUKE. 



falling, even if it is not caught by the hand. Fig. 24 

 shows the grape picker as it appears when holding a 

 bunch of grapes. 



GALVANIZED IRON TRELLIS. 



"VYra. W. Wilcox, of INIiddletown, Conn., has lately 

 invented a very useful article for the garden, which he 

 has named as above. These trellises are well adapted 

 for the purpose for which they are designed, and are made 



Fig. 2o 



Fig. 2G. 



of various sizes, from seven inches high up to three or 

 more feet. The smallest size is suitable for protecting 

 strawberry plants or low herbaceous plants, while the 

 larger ni:vy be used for tomatoes, raspberries, climbing 



Figs. 25 and 2G givq. a very good idea of the general 



