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more particularly in the hose than in any 

 other of the tools it is economy to buy 

 the highest-priced goods on the market. 

 Cheap hose is the most costly in the long run. 

 A good quality pure rubber hose will last 

 several seasons whereas the cheaper article 

 will generally be worn out before it has been 

 used twelve months. Exposure to the air, 

 and the fact of being continually wet, is 

 destructive to any but the very best quality 

 of rubber, and further the water pressure 

 is a matter of much moment. If a high- 

 pressure city supply is used for watering the 

 garden it will often be necessary to have a 

 hose that will stand pressure up to two hun- 

 dred pounds. Many of the poorer grades 

 of hose offered are not guaranteed above 

 seventy-five pounds. The difference in 

 price of the two qualities is about 30 per cent. 

 Unless the ground is peculiarly rocky a 

 plain hose is better than an armoured hose. 

 This latter consists of a rubber hose which 

 is wound over by a spiral wire covering. 

 It is considerably heavier in use, but its 

 worst characteristic is that when dragged 

 across a lawn, and especially on edges cross- 

 ing walks, it cuts into the surface and makes 



