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still in use. They have two handles about three feet long; 

 the blades work vertically, resting on a small wheel. 



The Planet Jr. Grass Edger is operated by two 

 handles attached to an iron frame, with bearing wheels in 

 front. A revolving steel disc on the side cuts the grass, 

 and a small plowshare in the rear removes the cut sod. 



The Philadelphia Grass - Edger has a set of 

 revolving knives, put in motion by a bearing wheel to 

 which is attached a handle. The operator pushes the 

 wheel along the grass edge, the quick revolving knives 

 cutting the projecting blades of grass, leaving the edges 

 well shaved. 



Richmond Sod Cutter. This is an implement of 

 recent introduction, and to landscape gardeners and 

 others requiring sods in quantity, is of much value as a 

 labor-saving appliance. Worked by one man and a 

 horse, it is claimed that this machine will cut from 

 thirty to forty thousand square feet of sod per day. In 

 form it is a square box, supported by two small wheels, 

 drawn by a horse, and guided by handles. A flat steel 

 knife in front runs under the sod, cutting ribbons of 

 uniform width and thickness. 



Lawn Sprinklers. The lawn sprinkler is a valu- 

 able invention for use on lawns and grass plots, in cities 

 and villages where a supply of water under pressure can 

 be had. The apparatus is made of a single gas pipe two 

 and one-half or three feet long, standing upright, sup- 

 ported on cast-iron feet. Near the base of the pipe is a 

 screw-opening for the attachment of a water hose. At 

 the top arms are so fitted as to revolve by the force of 

 water pressure ; they are made hollow and perforated, 

 and on the end generally have a perforated ball or bulb. 

 As the arms revolve the water is thrown out centrifu- 

 gally in a fine spray for a considerable distance. The 

 number of arms vary ; some machines have four, others 

 six to eight. Several styles of small sprinklers adapted 

 to more limited spaces are also made. 



