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Cleves' Angle Trowel. — (Fig. 13, page 178.) "This handy 

 digger was originally intended for digging plantains and other 



weeds from lawns, its 

 slim blade, made strong 

 by its angular form, be- 

 ing suited for prying and 

 FlG - 9- twisting ; but it has also 



found favor among the women as a flower cultivator for loos- 

 ening the soil in pots, and among young plants for transplant- 

 ing. " — Floral Supply Company, Binghamton, JV. Y. 



Plant Protector. — (Fig. 14, page 178.) This is a simple 

 device for protecting young plants from cut-worms. A and B 

 represent the two pieces of the device. These parts are thrust 

 into the ground in such position as to form a box, as at C — 

 W. B. Whitney, in Rural New- Yorker, May 4, 295. 



Fig. 12. 



Fig. 11. 



The Strawsonizer. — (Fig. 15, page 179.) An English ma- 

 chine for distributing liquids or solids over fields. It is named 

 for Strawson, the inventor. It will distribute poisons in a 



