TOOLS AX I) IMPLEMENTS 



93 



Name. 

 English & 

 Vernacular 



Purpose for which generally used 



Approximate 



price (varying 



according to 



quality). 



Fruit-picker, 

 % Kekka " vS. Picking fruit (or flowers) from branches that are 



not easily accessible. 

 G.irden en- 

 gine - A \vater-barro\v with a force-pump and hose. 

 Most useful for syringing, spraying, or water- 

 ing plants over head. 

 Gloves, prun- 

 ing - Enabling spiny plants being pruned or handled 

 with ease. 



Rs 



100-200 



- 150'00 



Grind-stone - 



Indispensable for sharpening tools. 



Grubber, va- 

 rious forms - A draught implement, with or without wheels, 

 and furnished with several long broad teeth, 

 used for cultivating or forking up the soil bet- 

 ween crops. 



H a m m e r, 



"Mittiya" S. Miscellaneous 



Do., sledge - Breaking large stones, splitting logs, etc. 

 Han d-c a r t, 



" Ath -ca ra- 



tha," S. - Serviceable for removing plants, soil, manure, etc. 

 Hoe, Dutch 



or thrust - Weeding loose paths, beds, etc. 

 Hoe, draw - Useful for weeding, earthing up crops etc. 

 Do., grub - Digging, cutting trenches, etc. 

 Do., roller - Suitable for weeding soft soil or gravelly walks 

 Hone, or 



sharpening 



stone - Necessary for sharpening small tools 



Knife, b u d - 



ding;" Pehi- 



ya," S. - Budding plants. A small blade, with a white han- 



dle reduced to an edge at the end. 

 Do., grass; 



sickle, or 



hook. "De- 



ketha" S. - Used for cutting grass, rice crops, etc., instead of 

 scythes. - 



Do., pruning 



or grafting - Priming, grafting, etc. 

 Ladder, step; 



"I n ny - 



magga" S. - Essential for reaching trees, tall shrubs, etc.; in- 

 dispensable in a garden. 

 Lawn - 



mower - See mowing-machine 



Lawn sprink-; 



ler - Useful for watering lawns, flower-beds, etc. 



Lawn -weed -I 

 er or Daisy-' 

 grubber -j Extracting deep-rooted weeds, as " Ltadi " 



2'50 

 28'0() 



12TO-3(VOO 



roo-2-oo 



0'25 per Ib. 



65'00-80'00 



0-75 

 0-60 

 125 

 2-00 



0'50- 150 

 3-00-4-00 



0'75 



3 '50 --4 '00 



7-00-1200 



7-00 

 T50 



S=SIN'HALESE ; r=TAMIL. 



