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on hill-sides or among trees or shrubs, where the lawn 

 mower cannot be worked. 



Lawk Mowers, (Pig. 115).— The great improvements 

 made in Lawn 

 Mowers during the 

 past few years, and 

 the low price at 

 which they may 

 now be obtained, 

 have made their 

 introduction com- 

 mon to every gar- 

 den. They are of 

 many sizes, from 

 the small machine 

 that can be easily 

 worked by a boy, Fig. 115.— utwn mower. 



and admirably adapted for city garden plots, to the 

 large horse mowers, that may be daily seen in use in our 

 larger parks. We have in use both the " Excelsior " and 

 "Archimedean" Lawn Mowers, and have found them 

 excellent in all respects. 



The Garden Boller, (Fig. 116), is indispensable to 

 a well kept lawn, and should always 

 follow after mowing, keeping the 

 ground level and compact ; and after 

 gravel walks have been raked over, the 

 roller is necessary to smooth them down. 



The Wooden Lawn Eake, (Fig. 

 117), is used for raking off lawns pre- 

 vious to and after using the scythe or 

 lawn mower, and for removing dead 

 Fig. 116.— roller, leaves and other rubbish. 



The Eake, (Fig. 118), is used to level the surface of the 

 ground after it has been spaded or hoed, and to prepare 



