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The Garden Magazine, March, 1923 
The Story of 
GILSON Garden Tools 
T HE FOUNDER of this business loved the 
garden. And every time he wielded a hoe 
he regretted the lost motion devoted to lift¬ 
ing the hoe off the ground. Being naturally of 
an inventive turn of mind he set out to perfect 
a remedy. By bending a double edged blade 
into square shape and attaching it to a handle, 
he created the Gilson Dubl-Duti. That tool 
stands to-day as the foremost scuffle-hoe ever 
invented—a tool that makes every stroke count 
and leaves the soil in the best shape. 
So eminently satisfactory service have Gilson 
Garden Tools given that the idea was finally 
evolved to combine the Gilson Dubl-Duti with 
the Kil-Weed Kultivator, plus a plow share. 
This trio, on a pivot axle, easily locked or 
switched with the help of a little nut, gave 
gardeners the Gilson Triplex, described by its 
users as latest and best wheel hoe for any man. 
It is rather heavy to be handled by the fairer 
sex whom the lighter wheel outfits serve in more 
satisfactory fashion. 
However, for heavier soils a heavier tool seemed 
desirable and so the Kil-Weed Kultivator came 
into existence. From five to nine sturdy teeth 
attached to movable bars, easily adjusted to 
width of rows with the help of thumbscrews, 
will penetrate the soil easier and more deeply 
without downward pressure than any similar 
make of tool. The reason for this is found in the 
scientific shaped teeth and the V-shaped cutting 
edge. Kil-Weed Hand Cultivators come in three 
sizes for different sizes of gardens. 
Larger gardens call for more rapid action culti¬ 
vation. It was but a logical step to attach 
either the Dubl-Duti or 
the Kil-Weed Kultivator 
to a light but durable 
wheel frame, turning all 
these tools into a high 
power wheel cultivator. 
A specially designed lock 
joint connection on each 
tool makes it easy to 
change from a scuffle- 
hoe to a tooth culti¬ 
vator, etc. 
Though advertised broadly but for the short 
period of five years, Gilson Garden Tools, through 
sheer merit, have won for themselves a place in 
the front ranks of garden implements favored 
by the American home gardener. In an en¬ 
deavor to still further popularize them, we have 
published a little booklet entitled, “Better Crops 
Through Cultivation.” While primarily designed 
to acquaint you with Gilson Garden Tools, it 
also gives valuable hints of cultivation, describ¬ 
ing different soils, crops, and the kind of tools 
that will best serve for different purposes. 
Copy of This Free Booklet 
Is Yours for the Asking 
Gilson Garden Tools are 
for sale through the 
leading horticultural 
supply houses and hard¬ 
ware dealers. If there 
is no Gilson dealer in 
your neighborhood, we 
will see that you are 
supplied. And be sure 
to write for your copy 
of our instructive book¬ 
let TO-DAY, mention¬ 
ing Garden Magazine. 
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My Stock is Absolutely free from Diseases or Stunted Flants. 
Let Us Plan Your Hardy Garden Now! 
Our "Colonial,'' ''Old-fashioned,’’ or "Grandmother's 
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Among those that prefer dry, sunny soils the various 
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THE PALISADES NURSERIES, Inc. 
Sparkill, New York 
