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ible plate teeth, or spring teeth, and are constructed so 

 as to be entirely under the control of the operator. 



HAND GARDEN HOES. 



Notwithstanding the introduction of improved 

 wheel hoes, garden cultivators and garden plows, the hand 

 hoe still retains its position as an indispensable tool. The 

 half-moon hoe, the square hoe and the scuffle hoe, relics 

 of a past age, are, under modification, still in use, made 

 of better and lighter material, and of superior design. 

 It will suffice to notice a few. 



The Warren Hoe is a heart-shaped pointed hoe, 

 having a ridge in the center with sides slightly concave. 

 The operator may use the point, the sides or the wing 

 tips, to obtain advantageous positions around growing 

 plants. These hoes cost from fifty-five to sixty-five cents. 



Reversible Scuffle Hoe. This has an A-shaped 

 blade, the shank of which works in a curved slot, con- 

 trolled by a thumb-screw ; the hoe may be set at any 

 angle, either to push or draw. 



The Crescent Hoe, so named from the shape of 

 the blade, has a sharp edge on the outer and inner circle. 

 It is a form of scuffle hoe. 



The Weed Annihilator is a hoe having two blades 

 crossing each other, held together in the center by a screw 

 bolt connected with the shank of the handle. It is used 

 as a scuffle hoe, the blades being expanded or contracted 

 as desired. 



The Onion Weeder is a small triangular hoe, 

 three inches wide on the broad end, handle about eight 

 inches long. 



The Celery Hoe has a blade fourteen inches wide 

 and eight inches deep, made especially for hilling up 

 celery. Handle six feet long. 



The Trowel Hoe is shaped like a trowel and used 

 for marking out or stirring the earth in very narrow 



