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to be attached by one end to the axle. 



At the other end a strong iron 

 ring to receive the chains which 

 encircle the ball of earth, and to 



Obe attached to the hook and 

 ring on the axle, when the 

 weight is raised. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE PRUNING SAW, AND 

 PRUNING LADDER. 



The best instrument to prune trees 

 with is a carpenter's turning saw, with 

 coarse teeth, set wide for the purpose. 

 Having a large handle, with a hook to 

 attach it to boughs or the rounds of a 

 ladder, and admitting of the blade being 

 taken in and out by screws, and replaced 

 when broken. The saw is held by the 

 round part of the handle while sawing a 

 branch from below upward ; and all 

 branches should, if possible, be begun 



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