76 THE HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN 



the hoe is no longer needed for hilling up the plants. Numerous 

 small garden tools such as twine winders, hand dibbers, hand 

 weeders, (Fig. 51) seed droppers, pruning shears and others need 

 not be specially described; their names indicate their use well. 

 Combination wheel hoes and planters are very desirable imple- 

 ments for the home garden. (Figs 44 and 55). At planting time, 

 after the ground is prepared for the seed the planter will save 

 enough time to repay for the purchase. After much of the plant- 



Fig. 52. 



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Fia. 51. — Handy tools for transplanting plants, and weeding beds; pruning shears at left. 

 Fig. 52. — Most necessary hand tools for garden work. 



ing is done only a few minutes are required for transforming the 

 implement into a good garden cultivator. Some wheel hoes have 

 no seed attachments; these are much cheaper and are always 

 ready for use as cultivators. (Fig. 44.) 



So much lias been said regarding the use of a horse in the garden 

 that we should give special attention to the suitable horse culti- 

 vators. Two main kinds may be recommended. 



