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places where the scythe or lawn mower cannot be used, 

 or where the place to be cut is small. 



Hedge Shears, (Fig. 121), are better fitted for clip- 

 ping hedges than the Bill Hook, some- 

 times used for the purpose, particularly 

 in inexperienced hands. A line should 

 be set at the hight to which the hedge 

 is to be cut, as a guide to work by. 



Haxd-Pruxixg Shears, (Fig. 122). 

 — These are very efficient and 

 useful ; they will cut off a small 

 branch as clean as if a knife 

 had been used. They are in- 

 dispensable in pruning small 

 fruit-trees and vines, and for 

 use in the grapery and garden. 



Pole or Tree Pruxotg 

 Shears, (Fig. 123). — These 

 shears are attached to a pole, 

 and operated by means of a lever 

 moved by a cord or a wire ; 

 they enable one to cut off branch- 

 es from trees, shrubbery, etc., 

 that are beyond the reach of 

 the ordinary pruning shears. 

 Branches of an inch and a half in diameter may be easily 

 cut off with this instrument. 



Garden Syringe, (Fig. 124).— The syringe is in 



Fig. 123. — TREE PETTIER. 



Fig. 124.— GABDEN SYRINGE. 



daily use in the greenhouse or conservatory, where syr- 

 inging is necessary to keep the plants in a flourishing 



