124 LAWNS 



WEEDING AIDS 



For deep-rooted weeds like dandelion there 

 are a number of special weeders which are 

 attached to long handles and which enable 

 the operator to work without getting down on 

 his hands and knees. 



These tools all operate on the principle of 

 cutting off the crown of the plant an inch or 

 two below the surface and some of them have 

 a claw, or other gathering arrangement, by 

 which the severed crown can be lifted and 

 thrown into a handy receptacle. Others 

 again are made on the style of a gouge by 

 which a cylinder of soil containing the root 

 is withdrawn. 



A very simple and the most handy tool of 

 its kind for use where the worker does not 

 object to bending his back or getting down 

 on his knees is what is known as the American 

 asparagus knife. Though introduced prim- 

 arily for plunging into the asparagus beds 

 to cut off the young growth some inches below 

 the ground, it has been found to be especially 

 adapted as a lawn weeder and is more often 

 used for this adventitious purpose than it 

 is for the purpose for which it was especially 



