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GARDEN GUIDE 



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To keep the rows 

 straight in the vege- 

 table garden, a good 

 stout garden line is 

 necessary. 



For cutting glasS 

 to be used in the hot- 

 beds a glass cutter 

 should be at hand. 

 Very cheap steel ones 

 can be bought, as well 

 as better ones with 

 diamond points. It 

 is a rather simple 

 matter to cut glass 

 if a flat surface is 



available. The main object is to get a deep, 

 cut entirely across the glass. 



Gloves are needed when pruning Roses and other 

 thorny plants. Perhaps old discarded ones are as good 

 as anything bought for the purpose. In this con- 

 nection, too, keep a stout pair of heavy, loosefitting 

 boots handy to be slipped on whenever there is garden 

 work to be done. Low shoes, sneakers, etc., may seem more suitable 

 for hot weather, but avoid them. They are continually filling up with 

 pebbles and gravel and in wet weather, in the early morning, or when 

 you are using the hose they are no protection whatever. When 

 you garden dress for it; it pays. 



Here is a suggestive list of some really necessary tools: 



Garden Requisites 



—Hoe, Ordinary and Scuffle 



Scuffle hoes of different patterns 



even 



Pruning 

 Saw 



Bellows, Powder ^ 

 Dibber 



Forks, Hand Weeding and 



Spading 

 Garden Line 

 Glass Cutter 

 Glazing Points 

 Gloves 



Grafting Tool 

 Grass Hook (Sickle) 

 Grass Edging Knife 



Shovel, Square Pointed 

 Spade 



Sprayers, Hand and Auto- 

 matic 



Thermometer, for Hotbed 

 Torch, Asbestos (for burn- 

 ing out insect nests) 

 Trowel, Transplanting 

 Watering Pot 

 Weeder, Hand 

 Wheelbarrow 



Hose 



Lawn Mower 



Lawn Roller, Water Ballast 

 Lawn Sprinkler 

 Lawn Trimmer and Edger 

 Rake 



Saw, Pruning 



Combination Seeder, Wheel 



Hoe, Cultivator, etc. 

 Shears, Pruning 



Nearly every seed store handles these supplies and lists them, so before making pur- 

 chases readers should look over their seedsman's catalog, and in the case of the beginner 

 it will pay to consult the seedsman personally as to the best tools for his primary needs. 



Additional Requirements. A wire cutter will quite frequently be found of service. 

 A measuring rod can be manufactured at home for marking the distance between rows and 

 the distance between the larger plants. A supply of raffia or soft twine, for tying up 

 plants to stakes, etc., is an essential. No gardener with a plot over 25 x 40 ft. should be 

 without that greatest of labor saving devices, the Combination Seeder, Wheel Hoe,^ 

 Cultivator, etc. Have your seedsman show you the many excellent models of this really " 

 wonderful implement, which can be bought in all combinations and at varying prices. 



