THE, "F'LA.NnT JR.'* GRASS EDGER. 



A cheap, handy and effective Grass Edger is a treasure, and here it is: 

 one with which vou can in an hour edge beautifully the walks and the 

 /?o?/;e/- and s/!ru6 6ed5 of an ordinary half-acre lawn. Think of it; why. in 

 the usual wav it would take a day. This perfect little tool does either 

 straight or curved work most accurately, edging at the desired angle and 

 at the speed of a mile an hour. After all. the grand secret of attractiveness 

 in out-of-door surroundings is extreme neatness: surrender that and the rest 

 is in vain. The little "Planet Jr."' Edger assists wonderfully iu producing 

 this indispensable effect. It will give more genuine pleasure and satisfac- 

 tion for its moderate cost and the little time expended in its use. than the 

 lawn mower. It should be a constant companion of the mower, and is 

 invaluable in giving the last touch of neatness to the lawn, when the mower 

 has done its best. 



For heavv work the frame forms a x>ocket just the proper size to carry 

 a brick, which gives the needed additional weight for effectual service. 



Strawberry growers wUl find it also a rapid and perfect tool for cutting 

 off surplus runners. For this work the hoe maj' be removed. 



Bv removing the wheel, the hoe may be used alone with great satisfac- 

 tion in the vegetable garden, first cutting away from the crop, and then 

 returning the earth. 



Price, boxed and delivered at Depot or Express Office in Detroit, Mich., $3.50. 



GEM OFTHE GARDEN" 



HMND AA^HeEL. HOE PCND 0\JL.T1^KTOR. 



This implement is offered to gardeners and others with the assurance that it is the most effective and convenient tool of 

 the kind yet invented. Its working parts are: two Scuffle or Cutting Blades, one 4i4 and one 9 inches wide; two Plows, right 

 and left hand; five Stirring Teeth: all made of best steel. 



The wheels and handles of the -GEM"" are both adjustable in height, while the frame is so slotted that the hoes, teeth and 

 plows can be set in almost any position or angle. The Scuffle hoe makes a clean cut and is followed b}' the teeth — five or less 

 —which thoroughly pulverize the soil, and drag out and expose to the sun the roots of the weeds cut by the hoe. In use. keep 

 the tooth on the right, quite as far out as the end of the hoe. using it as a guard: being of such slender shape it will not throw 

 dirt enough to cover small plants. The hoes of thin steel, and presenting nearly a straight line to the work, avoid the 

 ••dodging'" so common to tools of this kind. 



Price, boxed and delivered at Depot or Express Office in Detroit, Mich., $4.50. Double Wheel Attach- 

 ment for "Gem of the Garden," consisting" of One Pair of Wheels and One Pair of Curved Hoes, Sl-75 extra. 



THE WEED SJLA.YER. 



In offering this tool we are confident from our experience with it that it is a verj- superior tool for use in the garden among 

 onions, turnips, com. potatoes, strawberries, etc.. and for weeding among flowers and in gravel walks. It is light, weighing 

 but 7 lbs.: strong, made of the best steel and iron: adjustable to any height of person, and cutting from one-half inch to one 

 and one-half inches under ground and 7 inches wide. 



Price, Packed and delivered at Depot or Express Office in Detroit, Mich., $2.00. Three in one shipment, 

 $5.00. 



A\/\TTMEWS' CARDE/N SEED DRILLS AND CULTIVATORS. 



MATTHEWS' GAUD EX SEED DBILL, 



"We know of no hand Garden Drill for sowing vegetable seeds, etc.. which has met -with more popularity than the 



Matthews Garden Seed Drill among market gar- _!L 



deners everywhere. 



It is designed for use in field and garden. When 

 in operation it opens the furrow, drops the seed ac- 

 curately at the desired depth, covers it and hghtly 

 rolls the earth down over it, and at the same time 

 marks the next row. It will sow Beet. Carrot, 

 Onion. Turnip. Parmip. Sage. Spinage. Sorghurn. 

 Peas. Beans. Fodder. Corn. Broom Com. etc.. with 

 a certainty, regularity and rapidity, impossible for 

 the most skilful hand. 



A valuable feature in this Drill is its patent 

 IxDicATOR. with names of different seeds on it 

 for adjusting the Drill to sow different kinds of 

 seed, which is done bj- simply turning the Indicator 

 imtil the name of the seed vou want to sow comes 

 to the top. The Drill is made of the best material 

 throughout, and is complete in all its arrange- 

 ments. Beware of cheap imitations of this Drill 



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Price, boxed and delivered at Depot or Express Office in Detroit, Mich., $8.00. 

 MATTHEWS' I3IPIIOVED DBILL, CULTIVATOR AXD HOE COMBINED. 



The Matthews Drill, Cultivator ^d Hoe Combined has been greatly changed and improved. As a drill it now possesses 



all the features of the Matthews Garden Seed Drill of a 

 smaller size. It has the same patent Indicator as that. 

 The Cultivator attachment has also been greatly improved 

 by providing it with a 'new set of 

 teeth of an improveii pattern, 

 with Steel Blades of the best 

 quality, so that as a Cultivator it 

 is now similar to the Matthews 

 Improved Hand Cultivator. It 

 also has with it a paii- of superior 

 style hoes with long steel blades 

 which may be used in exchange 

 with the cultivator teeth. The ex- 

 change may be quickly made and 

 the}- are very easy" to adjust. 



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is a de<>idetl improvement, 

 machine is very efficient. 



eit-her as a drill, cultivator or hoe. and will be found to be a<.iapted to any kind of s<m1. 



Price, boxed and delivered at Depot or Express Office in Detroit, Mich., $10.00. 



MATTHEWS' IMPROVED DRII.I. AND CULTIVATOR COMBINED. The above without the hoes. 

 Price, boxed and delivered at the Depot or Espress Office in Detroit, Mich., $9.50. 



