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TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS 



Name, 

 English & 

 Vernacular 



S u 1 p hurator. 

 or p o \v d e i 

 sprayer 



Syringe, gar- 

 den; " Va s - 

 thi -k oodu- 

 \va " S. 



Tree-pruner - 



Trowel, "Ku- 

 da-skoppay " 

 S. 



Verging she- 

 ars 



Wateri.ng- 

 can, " Watu- 

 ra-kendiya" 

 S. 



Do. rose 



Wedges , 

 steel. "Koo- 

 niya " S. 



Weeding 

 fork, hand - 



Weeding 

 fork and hoe 

 combined - 



Do. hook 



Wrench 



Purpose for which generally used 



Distributing sulphur or tobacco powder on plants 

 affected with mildew or insect pests. - 



Squirting or spraying water on plants, both for 

 cleansing them and moistening the atmosphere ; 

 also spraying with insecticides 



Pruning tall shrubs or trees. 



Planting out small plants. 

 See Edging shears. 



In daily use for watering plants in pots, beds or 

 borders ; 2-gallon capacity is a most convenient 

 size. 



Forming a spray from a watering-can ; should 

 consist of brass, with the perforated face re- 

 movable by a screw. 



Splitting logs, etc. 



Stirring surface of beds or border 



Weeding. - 



Useful in weeding rocky soil 



See Spanner 



Approximate 



price (varying 



according to 



quality.) 



Rs. 



8'00 



6-00-1 6'00 

 7'50 



0'40 



3'50-8-QO 

 0'25-rOO 



1-25 

 0'60 



O'50-l-OO 

 0-25-0'SO 

 3'00-7'00 



S=SlXHALESE ; 7 TAMIL. 



