Tools and Conveniences of the Year. 



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graving. He cuts strips of tin, about y% inch in width and 2 

 inches long {b, Fig. 1), and arranges each two in the form of 

 a cross. They are then soldered on a 

 flat piece of tin 2 or 3 inches wide and 

 of any length desired {c, d, Fig. 2.) 

 The ends are now turned up in the 

 manner shown at e, and cut to a sharp 

 point. As soon as we find the soil in 

 our beds disturbed by cats, we put one 

 or more of these contrivances on the 

 ground, points upward, and cover the 

 flat pieces with earth. The cats usu- 

 ally come back to the same spot, but 

 they soon leave when their feet come 

 in contact with the sharp points." — W. 

 N. Summers, in Popular Gardening, December, 70. 



Watering Plants by Means of Perforated Pipes. — (Figs. 

 35 and 36.) Ordinary water pipes are laid along the house, 

 from which risers are taken to attach to a horizontal perforated 



Fig. 34. 



pipe which is fastened to the wall over the bench. Adapted 

 to cool houses that need to be sprinkled often. Fig. 36 shows 

 -ground plan. — W. A. Manda, in Popular Gardening, April, 

 142. 



