106 GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH. 



two inclies thick, eighteen inches long and ten wide, with 

 a handle inserted perpendicularly in the centre. With 

 this the lawn should be beat when the turf is set to a per- 

 fect level. This is quite as effectual a mode of smoothing 

 a lawn, but much more time and labor are required than 

 by the use of the roller 



Tht Pick, — This is indispensable in trenching hard clay 

 Bubsoils in which the spade cannot penetrate. It consists 

 of a wooden handle inserted in a head composed of two 

 iron levers both pointed with steel, one of which should 

 come to a point and the other made about two inches 

 wide for cutting roots or any obstructions. 



PPADB. 



The Spade. — The best are Ames', cast steel. A large 

 one is required for lifting trees, trenching, &c., but a 

 lighter one is convenient for common purposes. 



SHOVELS. 



Shovels are necessary for loading and spreading composts 



