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guide, and thus all the rows in a long bed can be made 

 perfectly parallel. Several different sizes are required. 



The Dibble is very convenient in transplanting cabbages 

 and all those plants that readily succeed when moved. 



THB TROWEI. 



The Trowel is a much better implement for removing 

 flowers and other tender plants, as they can be taken up 

 with a ball of earth attached without injury to the plants. 



Screens for sifting earth, for filling flower-pots or covering 

 small seeds, are best made with rather stout wires and the 

 meshes \ of an inch in diameter. 



The Garden Reel and Line. — The line 

 should be a good hemp cord \ of an inch 

 in diameter. The axis of the reel is 

 fastened in the earth. This is indispen- 

 sable where neatness and regularity are 

 desired in the rows and plats. It can 

 be easily and quickly wound up when 



GARDEN REEL AND LINE. , . 



not m use. 



2. Cutting Implements, for Operating on Plants. 



PRUNTNG HAW. 



jf^e Pruning- Saw is made with fine teeth, from four- 

 teen to eighteen inches long, and a hooked handle, for 

 hanging upon a limb, while in the tree. It is also used in 

 cutting off large stocks for grafting. 



