GARDEN IMPLEMENTS. 



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scraping the surface and killing weeds. For breaking up 



the crust which 

 forms after a rain, 

 the scuffle hoe, fig. 

 13, is of great use. 

 This hoe, the six- 

 inch spade, and the 

 trowel, are the fa- 

 vorite tools for the 

 personal use of 

 amateurs, being all 

 light and in con- 

 stant requisition. 

 The handles of all 

 hoes should be 

 smooth and light, 

 and there should 

 be no extra weight 

 about the imple- 

 ment. 



THE GARDEN 

 RAKE (figure 14) 



Fig. 13. SCUFFLE HOE. 



Fig. 14. STEEL RAKE. 



is indispensable for levelling and finely pulverizing the 



ground preparatory to sowing small 



seeds after it has been spaded or 



hoed. The best are those hammered 



out of a solid bar of steel, as they 



never lose their teeth or get out 



of order. 



THE POTATO HOOK is useful for 

 many of the purposes of both hoe and 

 rake, as for loosening the earth among 

 young plants, for covering seeds in 

 drills, and also for digging out Irish Fig. 15. HOE-FORK. 

 and sweet potatoes without cutting them. This is also 

 called the hoe-fork ; one form is shown in fig. 15. 



