CHAPTER XII. 



IMPLEMENTS, &c. 



THE more common tools needed, are the shovel, 

 the spade, and the hoe, for digging holes, trans- 

 planting, and cultivating the ground. The rake is 

 useful in mixing manures with the soil for filling 

 the remote parts of large holes. 



INSTRUMENTS. 



The pruning-knife, (fig. 11,) is a large hooked 



Fig. 11 



knife, for removing useless "branches. The pru- 

 ning-saw is needed in taking off larger limbs ; at- 

 tached to a handle several feet long, it will reach 

 those at a distance from the ground. The pruning 

 chisel, set on a pole or long handle, is used for the 

 smaller branches, by a stroke of the mallet. The 



Fig. 12, 



budding-knife, (fig. 12,) should have a broad, flat 



