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other form one wheel only for cultivating between rows. 

 A number of attachments are used, designed for different 

 modes of cultivation. 



The Gem of the Garden is also operated by a 

 single wheel or two wheels. It is a light, handy imple- 

 ment, having attachments of plows, hoes and scarifiers 

 suited for the cultivation of vegetables of all kinds. 



The Jewel single and double wheel hoe is very 

 similar to the Gem, differing in the arrangement of the 

 attachments. 



The Comstock Garden Cultivator and Weeder. 

 A single wheel hoe of iron frame, and with steel teeth 

 adapted to cultivating onions, beets, carrots, etc. Is a 

 light running machine, doing good work. 



The Universal Hoe, single or double wheel, has 

 blades on each side, adjusted by springs. 



The Matthew Weeder, of wooden frame, one 

 wheel, hoes with standard and steel plates. 



The Champion Weeder, iron frame, handles and 

 wheel, with a single flat pointed steel hoe, very light and 

 easily handled. 



The Rotating Hand Cultivator and Weeder 

 has iron frame, driving wheel and ratchet wheel. The 

 knives are of steel. 



Hand Plows, for use in the garden, are extensively 

 used, and are very efficient in the making of plots too 

 small for a horse plow and too large to dig by hand. 

 Some are made with a long handle by which the operator 

 draws the plow after him, others having a wheel tn front 

 are made to push. The hand plow may be made as use- 

 ful in the garden as the ordinary plow in the field, as 

 frequent cropping at odd times is rendered easy by 

 hand plowing when horse plowing is impracticable. 



Fumigators Fumigation is at times a necessity 

 in the greenhouse or conservatory, to destroy by suffoca- 

 tion red spiders and some other insect pests, so difficult 

 to reach that applications by syringes or sprayers fail to 



