. An encyclopædia of gardening; . 1455. The garden-roller is formed either of wood, stone, or cast-iron. The first requires4,01)6 loaded ; the second, from the smallness of its diameter, is heavy to draw ; and there-fore the third, which may be foi-med of any diameter, weight, or breadth, is generally pre-ferred for garden-walks. The cylinder need not be above four feet wide, which willcover most walks at two or three breadths. For extensive lawns the horse-roller will bepreferred. U 290 SCIENCE OF GA*RDENING. Part II. 1456^. Garden-ladders are of three species. 1457. The common wall-tree ladd
. An encyclopædia of gardening; . 1455. The garden-roller is formed either of wood, stone, or cast-iron. The first requires4,01)6 loaded ; the second, from the smallness of its diameter, is heavy to draw ; and there-fore the third, which may be foi-med of any diameter, weight, or breadth, is generally pre-ferred for garden-walks. The cylinder need not be above four feet wide, which willcover most walks at two or three breadths. For extensive lawns the horse-roller will bepreferred. U 290 SCIENCE OF GA*RDENING. Part II. 1456^. Garden-ladders are of three species. 1457. The common wall-tree ladder differs frbnj those used ii\ other arts in having twapieces of ten or twelve inches in length, projecting at right angles from the upper end, theuse of which is to avoid injuring the trees, by keeping the top of the ladder ^t a small dis-tance from the wall, and thus admit of the operation of nailing, as well there as. elsewhere. 1458^ The orchard-ladder consists of a frame on low wheels, as a basis for several lad-ders wliich
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