PRACTICAL GARDENING 



used in cutting off a limb, especially in a crotch. 

 While removing the one limb the upper teeth 

 are injuring the other limb. A good saw for 

 small limbs should be twenty-four inches long, 

 three to four inches wide at the butt, with five 

 to seven teeth per inch. If the saw gets 

 gummy clean it with kerosene. Before doing 

 any pruning in the spring have the saw sharp- 

 ened and reset. 



Next in importance in the pruning equip- 

 ment are the pruning shears. Never buy a 

 cheap pair of shears ; the steel is poor and the 

 blade does not keep an edge, therefore the work 

 is done poorly. Either the French or Swiss 

 pruning shears are good, costing about $1.75 

 per pair. 



The Telegraph or Water's primers are most 

 unsatisfactory since the operator is too far 

 away from his work to see what he is doing. 

 If the pruning shears tear, but do not cut 

 clean, have them sharpened and also have the 

 nut on the side holding the blades together 

 tightened. 



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