Rakes for the 

 Lawn 



Ames. Wood with 3 steel 

 reinforcing bows. 24 

 teeth $1.35. 



Automatic. Self-clean- 

 ing; wood; 26 teeth 

 SI. 75; 38 teeth $2.50. 



Ames Rake 



Bailie Lawn Rake. 



This tool, tilted with 24 

 teeth, made from flat 

 spring steel, is so well 

 constructed and of such 

 superior material that 

 we believe it to be the 

 best lawn rake avail- 

 able, SI. 85. 



Bamboo Broom Rake. 



Will sweep the lawn of 



even the finer particles. 



Very light in weight, fitted with polished hardwood handles, 



18-inch head 75c; 24-inch head SI. 00. 



Bailie Lawn Rake, upper view 

 shows spring construction 



Lawn Comb 



Gumflnger Lawn Rake. The teeth are of flexible durable 

 rul)l)er that adjust themselves to ground irregularities. Rakes 

 clean over rough, uneven surfaces. Will not uproot nor tear 

 the grass, neither can the teeth become clogged. 16-inch $1.00; 

 20-inch $1.25; 24-inch SI. 50. 



Lawncomb. Flat steel 

 teeth and a one piece 

 steel frame. Combs 

 (he lawn of the small- 

 est particles. 18-inch 

 head SI. 15; 24-inch 

 head $1.50. 



Wire Lawn or Grass v 



Rake. Has curved .9^: 



teeth. Heavily gal- ^^S^ 

 vanized, 24 teeth ■ ^^ 

 Sl.OO: 36 teeth SI. 25. 



Raffia. This tough and pliable fiber is unsurpassed for tying 

 plants. Natural color, pound 50c postpaid. 



Raffia. Dyed green so that it makes an inconspicuous tying 

 material, pound $1.00 postpaid. 



Raffia Tape. A strong tying tape -^g inch wide. Nile green 

 color. 250 yard spool Sl.OO postpaid. 



Tape. Cotton fabric, ys '"ch wide, dyed green. An excellent 

 tying medium particularly for heavy plants, such as dahlias. 

 250 yard spool $1.50 postpaid; 1000 yard spool $3.50 postpaid. 



Rollers, Water Ballast. A 



very easy running roller. The 

 rounded edges prevent tearing 

 the sod. The special feature of 

 this roller is that it can be 

 adjusted to varying weights 

 with water according to the 

 needs of the lawn and the pref- 

 erence of the gardener. 



No. 601. Diam., 14 in.; 



width, 23 in.; empty, 60 

 lbs.;fiUed, 2501bs S14 00 



No. 602. Diam., 18 in.; 

 width, 23 in.; empty, 75 

 lbs.; filled, 330 lbs 16 00 



No. 603. Diam., 23 in.; 

 width, 23 in.; empty. 

 Water Ballast RoUer 100 lbs.; filled, 440 lbs. 18 00 



No. 604. Diam., 24 in.; width, 32 in.; empty, 115 lbs.; 



filled, 590 lbs 20 00 



Bates Flower Cutter 



Bates Flower 



Cutter. Con- 

 structed in such a 

 fashion that the 

 razor blade cutter 

 may be changed 

 the moment the 

 edge becomes 



dulled. Will cut all types of flower stems with a clean slanting 

 cut without tearing or crushing so that flowers last days longer. 

 Made of stainless steel, $1.00 postpaid. 



Scissors. Acme Flower Gathering. So 

 designed that they retain hold upon 

 the flower stem after the bloom has 

 been cut which gre:itly facilitates the 

 gathering of cut flowers. 75c pair, 

 postpaid. 



ACME' 



fLOWER. SHEAR. 



The Wilt-Less Flower Cutter. A flower cutting device 

 making a clean slicing cut at the proper angle. The very 

 thin bla<le retains its keen edge after cutting over 5000 

 roses — and with no crushing of the stem. Makes cut flowers 

 last considerably longer. Chromium plated, by mail $1.50 

 p >stpaid. 



Hedge Shears, American. Tlie finest quality hedge shear of 

 domestic m.mufacture to be obtained. 6-inch $1.50; 9-inch 

 S2.50; 10 inch S3. 00; 12 inch $3.50. 

 Hedge Shears, Wilkinson's English. The W'ilkinson is 

 conceded to be the best of the foreign niiide tools. 8-inch S3. 00; 

 9-inch SJ..SO; 10 inch S4.00: 12 inch S4..S0. 



Shears, "Clean Cut" 

 Pruning. The compound 

 lever action upon the twin 

 cutting blades obtained in 

 /- - yK./e^^4 ■^^^^■v-^^^ '•'^'^ shear combined with 

 ^ J^ '^ ■■' - its lightness in weight 



^^^\,, ^ „ • i-L makes it the ideal tool for 



Clean Cut Pruning Sliear i i- . c m • ti . 



ladies use. Sufficiently 



rugged for moderately heavy work. SI. 50 per pair postpaid. 



Shears, Hand Pruning. 



Dreer'sSperial. A first quality pruning shear, 9-inch. ( No. $ in 



illuslrdtion) S2.00 p istpaid. 

 Perfection. Blades, handles, and spring forged from a single piece 

 of steel. A shear for the more difficult work. (No. i in illustra- 

 tion) $4.00 postpaid. 

 French. Wheel spring, 7-inch $2.50; 8-inch S2.75; SJ-inch $3.00; 



10-inch (No. 2 in illustration) S3. 25 postpaid. 

 Double Cut. Made especially for rugged work; the curved, 

 pointed, double cutting blades make this tool especially 

 valuable for the separation of dahlia tubers. (No. 4 in 

 illustration). Domestic, $4.00 postpaid. Imported $5.00 

 postpaid. 

 Shears, Grass, No. 90. Blades are of razor steel, 5^ inches in 



length, while the 

 handles, which 

 have been de- 

 signed to fit the 

 contour of the 

 hand, are of mal- 

 leable iron, neatly 

 90 Grass Shear "^ japanned. $1.00 



per pair, postpaid. 

 Grass or Sheep Shears. American, 5J-inch $1.10; 7-inch 

 SI. 25. Imported English Sheflield Steel, 5J-inch $1.75; 7-inch 

 S2.50. Imported German, 5J-inch $1.50. 

 (Grass Shear prices are postpaid.) 



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The Garden Requisites we offer are high grade and serviceable 



