20 AROUND THE YEAR IN THE GARDEN 



There are many types of most of these tools familiar to all 

 gardeners. The points in regard to them to be emphasized 

 here are three: first, see to it now that your equipment for 

 the coming season is complete, repairs or additions should 

 be made now, while you are buying your seeds, not put off 

 until planting time; second, whenever you buy a new tool, 

 even if it is but a trowel, get the best quality that is to be 

 fotmd; third, make adequate provision for taking care of all 

 your tools, — each one should be stamped or marked with 

 your initial, and for each you should have a definite place 

 in your tool house. A simple method is to have each tool 

 numbered, with corresponding numbers painted on the 

 wall or the shelf where they are kept, or a rough outline of 

 the tool itself may be painted there. 



In addition to these garden tools, there should be of 

 course a lawnmower; pruning shears; a pruning saw (not a 

 double-edged one); an "edger" for walks and drives; a 

 compressed-air sprayer, and a good powder-gun for dry 

 insecticides; and last, though not least, a light strong wheel- 

 barrow, preferably with good springs supporting the wheel. 



