106 Gardening 
A basket should be 
used for carrying and 
keeping in order seed 
packages, notebook or 
record with garden plan, 
and such small tools as 
trowel and peg. 
Tools for cultivating. 
In cultivating the crops 
grown in a small-sized 
garden, a rake is the 
most valuable tool. Its 
repeated use to maintain 
a surface mulch will pre- 
vent weeds from start- 
ing and keep the garden 
in good condition. Gar- 
den hoes are useful for 
d ae cutting off and killing 
Fie, St. When the days work BSnshed. weeds that have started 
away. to grow, in keeping paths 
clean, and in making 
furrows preparatory to seed planting or irrigation. A 
sharp-pointed hoe of triangular shape, often called the 
“Warren hoe,” is excellent for working in compact 
ground. A hoe of this kind is especially useful in work- 
ing among strawberries and other plants that grow in 
beds or matted rows. The square hoe is probably the 
one most generally used. 
Various sorts of hand weeders and long-handled 
cultivators, such as the “‘ Norcross ” or the “ Pull Easy ” 
