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pruning strong vines and hard and knotty wood. One of its 

 handles is chisel-shaped, and is found very convenient for suckering 

 vines or trees, an operation which, when made with the blade, jags 

 its edge and makes it blunt. 



Eieser Secateur. 



The edge of the blade of the secateur should be kept sharp by 

 the use, whenever required, of a small hone or an oil stone, while 

 the file will keep the teeth of the pruning saw well set. 



Pruning I mplements. 



