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HAND WEEDERS. Indispensable little tools for garden 

 work, such as weeding, loosening the soil around plants, 

 etc. They save the fingers and work with great rapidity. 

 There are now several styles, all of which are good. We 

 give illustrations of the best. Figure 187, Hazeltine's ; 



Fig. 187. Fig. 188. Fig. 189. Fig. 190. Fig. 191. 



figure 188, Onion; figure 189, Noyes's; figure 190, Ex- 

 celsior; figure 191, Allan's. 



HAND GLASSES (figure 192). These have been men- 

 tioned under Cauliflower, Cucumber, etc. They are 

 invaluable for starting and forcing young plants, protect- 

 ing them from insects and frosts, and save much annoy- 

 ance and care. Home-made hand glasses, being simply 

 a small frame covered with a pane of glass, are very use- 

 ful; but as they exclude some light they are not equal 

 to that shown in the illustration, which is a simple 

 galvanized iron frame hinged at the top, so that it 

 can be folded together, and a number packed away 

 safely and in a small compass. The ends are of cloth, 

 which admits sufficient air to keep the plants healthy 

 and prevent burning. The glass is slipped in from 



