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NURSERY AND FRUIT GARDEN IMPLEMENTS. 



posed of three upright pieces of any required length, and 

 spread widely at the bottom to give them stability. Two 



FIG. 152. 

 Folding ladder. 



of the sides are fixed, and are furnished with steps all 

 the way up. The third is longer and movable, and can 

 be extended or contracted at pleasure. 



A piece of board wide enough to stand upon can be 

 extended from one side to the other, resting upon the 

 steps at whatever height it is desirable to work. On the 

 movable side a pulley is fixed, by which the baskets of 

 fnu't are let down as they are gathered. Two persons or 

 more can ascend and work on a 

 ladder at the same time. Fig. 

 153 represents one of these; a, 

 Z>, the two fixed sides ; (7, the 

 movable one. It is considera- 

 bly used in France. 



The Orchardists* Hook. Is, 

 a light rod, with a hook on one 

 end, and a movable piece of 

 wood that slides along it. 



The person gathering fruit 

 draws the branch towards him 

 with the hooked end, and re- 

 tains it there by means of the 

 sliding piece which is hooked 

 to another branch. This is an indispensable instrument 

 in gathering fruit from large trees. 



&rteti Gatherers. Of these there are many designs by 



Fio 153. 

 French self-sur 



