GARDENING FOR WOMEN 51 



A strong pruning knife will be required for 

 each person. Besides these tools, there will be 

 required, according to the size of the garden, one or 

 two shovels, several manure forks, some wooden 

 rakes, and two or three dibbers. 



A garden roller. 



A pick with one end sharpened to a point, and 

 the other wedge shaped. 



A crowbar, pitch bar, or punch. 



A couple of hammers and a wooden mallet. 



An edging iron. 



A pair of shears for cutting grass verges. 



A pair of straight hedge shears. 



A pair of lopping shears. 



One or two pairs of secateurs. 



A large axe and a couple of hatchets. The 

 American are best, or if these cannot be had, 

 those with American handles should be obtained. 



Several scythes. 



A couple of saws, one an ordinary carpenter's 

 saw, the other a pruning saw. A cross-cut, to be 

 used by two men, is very useful. 



One or two garden lines and reels. 



A measuring rod, 10 ft. long, and marked in 

 feet and quarters. 



A diamond for cutting panes of glass. 



Several wheelbarrows. 



A hand barrow. 



