. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1897. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. tree limbs from catching on the end of the ladder. They are made of the stiffest wire. The upper ends are stapled to the tongue and the lower ends termin- ate in hooks which fasten into staples driven into the side pieces on the out- side. The uppermost two rounds are close together and are made to slip out. Two corresponding holes in the lower end of the tongue receive these rounds when put in place. Pins of wire with bent heads are put through the move- able rounds and one of the side pieces, also through the sec
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1897. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. tree limbs from catching on the end of the ladder. They are made of the stiffest wire. The upper ends are stapled to the tongue and the lower ends termin- ate in hooks which fasten into staples driven into the side pieces on the out- side. The uppermost two rounds are close together and are made to slip out. Two corresponding holes in the lower end of the tongue receive these rounds when put in place. Pins of wire with bent heads are put through the move- able rounds and one of the side pieces, also through the second round and tongue, to hold all in place. The ton- gue can be taken out when the ladder is required for common use. No. 2 is made on the same principle, but is shorter. In this the lowest round Pui. IISl'. <^]r^ SUPPLY of convenient ladders // \ \ is absolutely essential to the /[ ) \ orchardist; and these should be provided in good time be- fore the hurry of fruit season. For apple and cherry picking, the ordinary ladder of cedar poles with oak or hickory rounds is best. At Maplehurst we use various lengths, from 18 to 30 feet, but the most generally useful are those about twenty feet in length. The longer ones are needed for old apple trees, but need two persons to raise them, and must be handled with great care, or the ends will be soon broken off. Any carpenter will make these ladders for about 10 cents a foot. For peaches, plums, and dwarf pears the ordinary ladder is not very suitable unless provided with a tongue as shown in V\g. 1182 (i) as described by Farm and Home. The dotted lines represent guards or fenders. Their use is to prevent the 297. ^'^^'^ . -^-.^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original St. Catharines, E. S. Leavenworth
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