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MANUAL OF GARDENING 



spaces. It is also difficult to enter hard ground with such a 

 broad face. Various pointed blades have been introduced from 



A stack of gardening weapons, comprising some of Tarryer's 

 weeding spuds and thimbles. 



time to time, and most of them have merit. Some persons 

 prefer two points to the hoe, as shown in Marvin's blades, in 



