CHAPTER XI 

 The Best Lawn Tools and Their Use 



The few essentials — Types of mowers — The power mower — Preventing 

 damage from horses — Rollers — Sweepers — Rakes — Weeders — Trim- 

 ming tools — The use of the shears — The simple grass hook — Hose, 

 and hose — Keeping life in it — Turfing irons — The scythe. 



The essential tools for making and main- 

 taining a lawn are comparatively few. The 

 possible tools are many. At the beginning 

 of things a good plough, a sub-soil plough, 

 and a steel-toothed harrow must be had, but 

 these can hardly be properly called lawn 

 tools ; they are equally essential to the fun- 

 damental ground work of any part of the 

 estate. The special tools for after main- 

 tenance consist of the lawn mower, the roller, 

 and the rake. 



FOR CUTTING 



The mower can be had in various patterns 

 and at prices ranging upward from two and 

 a half dollars, the figure varying both with the 

 style of construction and the width of the cut. 



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