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DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



ComstOCk's Seeder, Hand Cultivator, These implements comprise in simple combinations a 

 Weeder, Strawberry Vine Cutter, Shovel and Mole Plows, Wheel Seed Sower, Cultivator, Rake, Scuffle Hoe, Shovel 

 Combined or Separate. ,^^i P^'>'^> strawberry Runner Cutter, and Verge or Turf 



Cutter. The changes for each kind of worlc can be made 

 in a few minutes, and every implement of the Combined 

 Machine works as well as if made specially for the pur- 

 pose. The Co7nbined Machine, with the extra attachments 

 complete, sows all kinds of seeds in drills, weeds all kind* 

 of plants in drills, and pulverizes the soil, cultivates between rows or both sides of a row at once, opens and covers 

 drills, deep or shallow, skims the surface or loosens the soil, etc. The same frame, wheel and handles answer for 

 all the combinations. Full instructions for using the Implements will be sent with every Machine. 



Hand Cultivator and Onion Weeder combined ^ 7 oo 



Seed Sower, Cultivator and Weeder combined 12 00 



Seed Sower only 8 00 



EXTRA ATTACHMENTS. 



Wheel and Knife to be fixed to the Cultivator to 



make a Strawberry Runner Cutter 2 00 



Steel Plates, for teeth when worn each 17 



Extr 



Shovel Plows, set of thiee i 50 



Mole Plow 75 



Verge or Turf Cutter. Scuffle Hoe each i 25 



H. MATHEWS NEW VEGETABLE SEED DRILL. 



To make up the price of any combined Imp'ement, 



add the price of the attachment wanted to ^7.00, the 



, price of the Cultivator and Weeder — thus, for a Verge 



*Ciitter add $1.25, making ;^8 25 



Hopper and Coverer to make a Seed Sowe.* 5 00 



Set of 2 rakes and 3 teeth to make a Cultivator and 



Weeder of a Seed Sower 4 00 



A. H. Mathews' New Vegetable Seed Drill. This is the 

 most perfect Seed Drill in use. It may be used in either field or 

 garden. It opens the furrow, drops the seed evenly at the re- 

 quired depth, covers it, lightly rolls ti.e earth over the seed, 

 marks the next row all with the utmost precision. It is thor- 

 oughly and well made, and warranted to sow, with evenness and 

 regularity, all the diflFerent varieties of vegetable seeds, and to 

 possess eight valuable improvements not found in any other 

 drill, principal of which are a horizontal indicator, to quickly 

 adjust it to the diflTerent seeds, a perforated seed d al, with a 

 blank space to shut off the flow of seed, and pointers which 

 point to the names of seeds on the indicator that are to be sown. 

 The markers are constructed with sliding weights to hold them 

 up or down, a valuable feature, and are operated by the foot. 

 gi2.oo. 



Philadelphia Broadcast Hand Seed Sower. This hand machine will sow Wheat, Oats, Barley. Buckwheat, 

 Clover, Timothy, Orchard Grass, etc., better, more evenly and economically than by hand, and will spread it over 

 a surface of 15 to 25 feet, according to the seed to be sown ; no farmer that has broadcast sowing to do should be 

 without it. ^6.00. 



Gaboon's Broadcast Hand Seed Sower. Does substantially all that is claimed for the above. $6.00. 



The Philadelphia Hand Lawn Mowers. — Nearly all the machines used in mowing lawns are 

 much heavier than is necessary, and more labor is expended in moving them than should be. 

 To overcome this objection, these machines have been introduced. Style D, 10 and 12 

 inch cut, with ej^-inch diameter driving wheels. These are intended for grass plots 

 and lawns of less than one-eighth of an acre, and for that amount of work are 

 just about perfect, being far the most easily worked and the lightest made. 

 'I'hey have the single gearing, noiseless ratchet, rear cut, floating cutting 

 appan-itus, self-sharpening knives, loose handle, and the compact, 

 strong and simple con^itruction character- 

 istic of the Philadelphia Moivers. Style 

 M, 14, 16, 18 and 20-inch cut, with 7-inch 

 diameter driving wheels. The style M 

 machines, with silent ratchets, are de- 

 signed for general use on pri\'ate lawns 

 of one-eighth of an acre or more. The 

 journals and bearings are all much longer 

 than in style D. They have the single 

 gearing, noiseless ratchet, rear cut, float- 

 ing cutting apparatus, self-sharpening 

 knives, and loose handle. They have 

 also malleable iron roller and handle brace brackets. They are furnished with the new self-locking pawl that can- 

 not slip, no matter how much it is worn and battered, and the revolving knives are arranged so that they throw all 

 the cut grass backwards instead of part of it forwards, as was the case in those made previous to 1881. The adjust- 

 ing screws are exposed and convenient. The 18 and 20-inch cut of style M have the spring pawl or ratchet, and 

 are intended for use on extensive grounds and parks, where the slight noise made by the pawl is no objection. 

 The lo-inch cut, D, weighs 26 lbs., for small grass-plots ; easily worked by a lady. With silent ratchet. $10. 

 The la-inch cut, D, weighs 28 lbs., intended for small lawns. For ladies and boys. With silent ratchet. ;Ji2.oo. 

 The l4-inch cut, M, weighs 36 lbs., for lawns one-eighth acre ; worked by a youth. With silent ratchet. ^14.00. 

 The l6-inch cut, M, weighs 38 lbs., for lawns one quarter acre. Man's size. With silent ratchet. $16.00. 

 The 18-inch cut, M, weighs 44 lbs., for lawns from one-half to three-quarter acres. With spring ratchet. $18.00. 

 The 20-inch cut, M, weighs 46 lbs., for lawns from three-quarters to one acre. With spring ratchet. $20.00. 

 We warrant the above mowers to run easier in grass not over five inches high than any other make. 

 Each machine is boxed ready for shipment, with directions. When ordering mowers, mention style and width of cut 



THE PHILADELPHIA HAND LAWN MOWER — STYLE M. 



