CHAPTER XXIII 



Garden Tools 



/ TT V HE presence of a garden always carries with it the need for some 



JL tools. The first tools needed, perhaps, are a spade, a rake, a hoe 



and a trowel. In all of these tools nothing is more important than 



their strength. Strong unions of the steel to the wood are important, 



for it is here that the tool breaks most quickly. All the tools that are 



meant to be sharp should be kept so, or else their work cannot be done 



Two lawn beaters or 



levelers and a garden 



roller 



Light ladder 



used for 

 gathering fruit 



End posts and wires 

 or strings used for 

 Pea or Bean supports. 



efficiently. The spading fork is especially useful in digging up borders 

 and about trees, as it may not cut off roots. The spade is indispensable 

 for edging beds. Large and small hoes are both found useful, the large 

 one for general use, and the small one for working about in small 

 places. The Dutch or English scuffle hoe is found most useful for 

 loosening the surface of the soil and cutting off weeds. A small hand 



An easy method of sawing posts off level 



