. Gleanings from French gardens: comprising an account of such features of French horticulture as are most worthy of adoption in British gardens. Gardening; Gardens. Horticultural Implements, Appliances, etc. 277 raidisseurs costs about threepence apiece in Paris. We cannot well have more efficient things, though we may succeed in getting them of a cheaper form. Indeed, I once saw one in use, about forty —131^— Fig. 93. miles from Paris, which could not have cost more than a good nail, but pnfortunately I forgot to secure a specimen or take a sketch of it. However, I hope to secure it some day
. Gleanings from French gardens: comprising an account of such features of French horticulture as are most worthy of adoption in British gardens. Gardening; Gardens. Horticultural Implements, Appliances, etc. 277 raidisseurs costs about threepence apiece in Paris. We cannot well have more efficient things, though we may succeed in getting them of a cheaper form. Indeed, I once saw one in use, about forty —131^— Fig. 93. miles from Paris, which could not have cost more than a good nail, but pnfortunately I forgot to secure a specimen or take a sketch of it. However, I hope to secure it some day. The foregoing kinds are galvanized, just like the wire. That shown by Fig. 94 is a very. Fig. 94. simple one, not galvanized, and which was shown in use in the fruit garden of the Great Exposition, This last form is surely such as can be readily and cheaply produced in any manufacturing town. The best of these tighteners are insignificant in price; and if it were not so it would still be profitable to employ them in consequence of the great saving they eifect, by enabling us to use a very thin wire, which is quite as efficient and infinitely neater than the ponderous ones now generally used with us, where the nail and shred has given way to some costly system of 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 Robinson, W. (William), 1838-1935. London, F. Warne; New York, Scribner, Welford
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