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way into the earth 

 (V). A 6-inch pot is 

 plunged at b. — C. C. 

 Warlander, in Popu- 

 lar Gardening, 167. 



Hand - Marker. — 

 (Fig. 13.) " Take a 

 piece of board 1 inch 

 thick and 2 inches 

 wide, and of any de- 

 sired length ; draw a 

 line down the center 

 of each side and one 

 edge, and with a plane 

 or sharp knife pare it down to a sharp edge ; fasten a handle 

 of convenient size and length at center of strip on the upper 

 edge, and the device is complete. Grasp the handle firmly, 

 press the sharp edge into the earth and you have a straight, 

 even drill of uniform depth for sowing." — D. M. Farnsworth, 

 in Popular Gardening, 192, ipj. 



Fig. 12. 



