. Catalogue of agricultural and horticultural implements ... Fig. 86. Gkass-Edging or Border-Shears. Fig. 84 is chiefly used for trimming the sides of box and grass edgings, and is constructed so that the operator may stand upright whilst using it, the one figured here has a wheel attached, which is generally considered an advantage Ladies' Gardkn-Siiears Fig. 85 is small, light, and neatly finished, and is very useful for trim- ming box trees and bushes, as well as for many other purposes. Ladies' Pruning-Shears. Fig. 86, with wood handles, are hand- somely and lightly made ; they are very us


. Catalogue of agricultural and horticultural implements ... Fig. 86. Gkass-Edging or Border-Shears. Fig. 84 is chiefly used for trimming the sides of box and grass edgings, and is constructed so that the operator may stand upright whilst using it, the one figured here has a wheel attached, which is generally considered an advantage Ladies' Gardkn-Siiears Fig. 85 is small, light, and neatly finished, and is very useful for trim- ming box trees and bushes, as well as for many other purposes. Ladies' Pruning-Shears. Fig. 86, with wood handles, are hand- somely and lightly made ; they are very useful in trimming shrubbery, &.c., which is too large to be cut by the hand-shears. Pole Pruning-Shears. Fig 87 is attached to a pole, and operates by means of a lever moved by a cord and pulley. Its use is to enable a person, standing on the ground, to prune trees, some of the branches of which could not, , be as well pruned by any other im- FiG. 87. plement. Brandies of one inch and a half in diameter may be easily cut ofT with this instrument. Shears of this kind, of small size, are also very useful in cutting off from shade and fruit trees, small branches to which insects have attached themselves; they are also used for gathering fine fruits, which, when cut, will fall into a basket attached to the instrument when used for this 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 Allen, A. B. & Co. [from old catalog]. New-York


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