. Principles of plant culture : an elementary treatise designed as a text-book for beginners in agriculture and horticulture. Horticulture; Botany. Pruning. 247 should be strong enough to sustain considerable pressure upon the handle. In using the pruning knife, the shoot to be cut off should generallj- be pressed with one hand toward the member that supports it and the blade should be inserted at the proxi- mal side. Care is necessary to prevent the blade from cut- ting too far. The pruning saw (Fig. 165) is useful for cutting off large limbs. Two toothed edges are preferable to one, as the s
. Principles of plant culture : an elementary treatise designed as a text-book for beginners in agriculture and horticulture. Horticulture; Botany. Pruning. 247 should be strong enough to sustain considerable pressure upon the handle. In using the pruning knife, the shoot to be cut off should generallj- be pressed with one hand toward the member that supports it and the blade should be inserted at the proxi- mal side. Care is necessary to prevent the blade from cut- ting too far. The pruning saw (Fig. 165) is useful for cutting off large limbs. Two toothed edges are preferable to one, as the second edge tends to prevent " ; It is well to have the teeth on one edge point backward as this enables the saw to cut either when pushed or pulled. Sometimes the blade is curved like a sabre, with the teeth on the concave edge pointing backward. The blade should taper nearly (==~^ V—^v) ^° ^ point, to enable it to enter between / )--Kt^( crowded Fig. 164. Fig. 165. Fig. 166. Fig. 167. Fig. 164. PruDing knife. Fig. 165. Pruning saw. FJg. 166, Pruning shears. Fig. 167. Hedge shears, (much reduced). The pruning shears (Fig. 166) may be used for the same purpose as the pruning knife, but as it cuts less smoothly,. 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 Goff, E. S. (Emmett Stull), 1852-1902. Madison, Wis. : E. S. Goff
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