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GARDEN GUIDE 



A little frame against a basement 

 window 



cultivator is now on the market 

 having prongs which are easily re- 

 moved or their angle of cutting 

 changed. 



Many will feel that a wheel hoe 

 is a very useful accessory tool; it 

 will certainly come in handy, and 

 can be used for hoeing, cultivating, 



furrowing, hilling up or raking. Combination seed drills and wheel hoe s 

 are also very serviceable. For the larger vegetable garden the seed 

 drill will be very useful. With a seed drill the furrow can be opened, 

 the seed sown, covered, the soil compacted over the row and the next 

 row marked. 



A wheelbarrow will surely be wanted; a good type 

 is seen in the sketch. Some wheelbarrows are poorly 

 balanced and are difficult to handle in the garden. 



Small dibbles, or instruments for making holes, 

 should always be at hand (p. 169). Several sizes are 

 useful. One may be the size of a broom stick with 

 a curved handle, another should be small and is useful 

 for transplanting young plants. 



Pruning shears which are procured at ridiculously 

 low prices are never worth anything. 

 They are not sharp and injure the 

 plants because in attempting to cut a 

 branch, it is pinched and crushed. Good 

 steel shears should be chosen fitted with 

 strong springs which will cause them to 

 open after cutting. The larger hedge 

 and grass shears should also have these 

 springs, otherwise they are a nuisance. 



For the lawn we need as well as the 

 standard ball-bearing lawn mower, a 

 narrower one for trimming the edges; if 

 you have much lawn you will appreciate 

 the value of this machine for trimming 

 to the very edge. 



To keep the rows straight in the 

 vegetable garden, a good stout garden 

 line is necessary. 

 For cutting glass to be used in the 



Tall and short supports for Beans , , , , rnttpr shnnld hp at 



or other climbing plants 



