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GARDENING FOE PLEASURE. 



it for the reception of seeds or plants. Eakes are made 

 of different sizes, for convenience in using between rows 

 of plants, with from six to six- 

 teen teeth. When a crop like 

 cabbages is newly planted, we 

 use the rake in preference to 

 anything else, as raking over the 

 surface before the weeds start 

 to grow, destroys the germ of 

 the weed, never allowing it to 

 appear at all. 



THE GRASS EDGING KNIFE, 

 (Fig. 119), is used for cutting 

 the grass edgings of flower-beds, 

 its rounded edge fitting into 

 curved lines, for which the 

 spade would be unsuitable. 



Fig. 117. Fig. 118. Fig. 120. 



Fig. 121. Fig. 122. 



THE SICKLE, (Fig. 120). This is a most useful imple- 

 ment for switching around and trimming off grass, in 



