THE HANDLING OF THE LAND 109 
places where plants are tc be set or seeds dropped. An ex- 
tension of the same idea is seen in Fig. 114, which shows iron 
or wooden pegs that make holes in which very small plants 
116. Tool for spacing plants. 117. Barrow rigged with a marker. 
may be set. An L-shaped rod projects at one side to mark 
the place of the next row. 
In most cases the best and most expeditious method of mark- 
118. Hand sled-marker, 
ing out the garden is by the use of the garden line, which is 
secured to a reel (Fig. 96), but various other devices are often 
useful. For very small beds, drills or furrows may be made 
by a simple marking-stick (Fig. 115). A handy marker is shown 
