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GARDEN GUIDE 



A little frame against a basement 

 window 



cultivator is now on the market 

 having prongs which are easily re- 

 moved or their angle of cutting 

 changed. 



Many will feel that a wheel hoe 

 ■is a very useful accessory tool; it 

 will certednly come in handy, and 

 cein be used for hoeing, cultivating, 



furrowing, hiUing up or raking. Combination seed drills and wheel hoeS 

 are also very serviceable. For the larger vegeteible garden the seed 

 drill will be very useful. With a seed drill the furrow can be opened, 

 the seed sown, covered, the soil compacted over the row and the next 

 row marked. 



A wheelbarrow will surely be wanted; a good type 

 is seen in the sketch. Some wheelbarrows are poorly 

 baletnced and are difficult to handle in the garden. 



Small dibbers, or instruments for making holes, 

 should always be at hand. Several sizes are "useful. 

 One may be the size of a broom stick with a curved 

 handle, another should be small and is useful for 

 transplanting young plants. • 



Pruning shears which are procured at ridiculously 

 low prices are never worth anything. 

 They are not sharp and injure the 

 plemts because in attempting to cut a 

 branch, it is pinched and cru^ed. Good 

 steel shears should be chosen fitted with 

 strong springs which will cause them to 

 open after cutting. The larger hedge 

 and grass shears should also have these 

 springs, otherwise they are a nuisemce. 



For the lawn we need as well as the 

 standard ball-bearing lawn mower, a 

 nsuTower one for trimming the edges; if 

 you have much lawn- you will appreciate 

 the value of this machine for trimming 

 to the very edge. 



To keep the rows straight in the 

 vegetable garden, a good stout garden 

 'line is necessary. 



Tiiju. ..= For cutting glass to be used in the 



Tall and short supports for Beans . . i , ? . • , , ^ ^ 



or other climbing plants notbeds a glass cuttCF should be at 



