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THERMOMETERS (figure 197). There are many kinds 

 of these that are useful, but none that can equal the one 

 illustrated, which is known under the peculiar name of 

 'sixes," or, properly, "' self- registering." It will regis- 

 ter both heat and cold, and is set by using a magnet to 

 draw the steel needles down to the mercury. With this 

 thermometer one can tell the coldest and hottest degree 

 reached in the greenhouse during the night. 



STEP LADDERS (figure 198). The step ladder is 

 always useful in a garden and orchard, especially during 



Fig. 198. 



the fruiting season. It is made in different sizes, vary- 

 ing from four to twelve feet high. The illustration 

 shows an improved pattern with extension top for hold- 

 ing a basket for fruit. 



