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Annals of Horticulture. 



Home-Made Pruning Shears. — (Fig. 7.) "Both blades are 

 made of thin, hardened steel. From the bolt-hole in the mov- 

 able shear a rod longer or shorter, to 

 correspond with the length of pole 

 used, runs to the lever shown at the 

 bottom of the cut. * * The jaws 

 of the shears must be ground at an 

 angle somewhat more acute than that 

 commonly employed for tailors' 

 shears. The highest part of each 

 bevel must come against the bevel 

 upon which it acts. " — American Agri- 

 culturist. 



Pruner for Prickly Bushes. — 

 (Fig. 8. ) The knife can be made from 

 an old file. This will be found a 

 handy tool. — Erwin Haltman, in Pop- 

 ular Gardening, December, 49. 



Vine Girdler. — (Fig. 9, page 

 177.) A knife for girdling the grape- 

 vine. The two blades should be about 



Fig. 7. 



three-sixteenths of an inch apart. Two pieces 

 of thin knife steel are riveted to the point a. — 



S. T. Maynard, in Popular Gardening, June, 

 197. 



Eclipse Post Bar. — (Fig. 10, page 175.) 

 A tool for aiding in setting posts in vineyards 

 and elsewhere. — Lagonda Manufacturing Com- 

 pany, Springfield, Ohio. 



Fruit Ladder. — (Fig. 11, page 177.) A 

 ladder made after the pattern of the figure 

 is convenient for inserting into fruit trees, 

 and for many other uses. — Charles Gay lord, 

 in Popular Gardening, August, 255. 



Fruit Ladder. — (Fig. 12, page 177.) The 

 sides are made of clear pine, 4^ inches wide 

 by 12 feet long. The two bottom rounds are 

 made of cleats 3 inches wide, and the upper 

 ones of lighter stuff. — S. C. Case, in Popular 

 Gardening, November, 26. 



Fig. 8. 



