Tools and Conveniences of the Yea, 



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important in slipping betwixt a weed and a plant." — Thomas 

 Buckman, in Farm and Fireside ; re- 

 * ported in Popular Gardening, 223. 



Hoe-Handle Attachment. — (Fig. 

 8.) A block of wood to be nailed 

 onto the under side of a hoe-handle to 

 enable the hand to obtain a better hold. 

 Secure one at the end of the handle and 



Fig. 7 



the other about 18 inches below it. — 

 Gleanings in Bee- Culture ; reported in Popular Gardening, 15Q. 



Sod-Knife or Fork. — (Fig. 

 9.) An implement for loosen- 

 ing sod which has become 

 " bound. " — Ritral New- York- 

 er, 421. 



Home - Made Weeder. — 

 (Fig. 10.) Shows a good 

 weeder made from discarded 

 mowing - machine knives. — 

 Popular Gardening, 207. 



Fig. 9. 



Handy Dibble. — (Fig. 11.) 

 Whittled from a branched stick. 

 A piece of rubber hose is slipped 

 over the handle to afford a bet- 

 ter grasp of the hand. — W. W,, 

 in American Garden, 682, 683. 



Pot Dibble. —(Fig. 12.) A 

 turned or shaved hard-wood dib- 

 ble, 6 inches in diameter at the 

 base, secured to an old spade- 

 handle (a). For plunging a 

 small pot, it is thrust part 



Fig. 10. 



