. The book of the garden. Gardening. 408 HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 162, is in very universal use. That of Saynor of Sheffield is deservedly popular. The London peach-pruner, b, of Barns of Shef- field, is also an excellent implement, tapering to a narrower point than the former, and there- Fig. PRUNING-KNIVE9. fore, for the purpose of pruning, either when the shoots are close together or when they have not been disengaged from the wall, superior to it. They are the two best in use for the pur- pose. Either of these is well adapted for graft- ing purposes, the blades being thin. The strong prim
. The book of the garden. Gardening. 408 HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 162, is in very universal use. That of Saynor of Sheffield is deservedly popular. The London peach-pruner, b, of Barns of Shef- field, is also an excellent implement, tapering to a narrower point than the former, and there- Fig. PRUNING-KNIVE9. fore, for the purpose of pruning, either when the shoots are close together or when they have not been disengaged from the wall, superior to it. They are the two best in use for the pur- pose. Either of these is well adapted for graft- ing purposes, the blades being thin. The strong primer, c. of Saynor of Sheffield, is well adapted for all ordinary pruning where the branches to be removed are pretty strong. Some prefer the blade when more curved to- wards the point; this, however, makes little difference in the working of the implement in proper hands. This may be considered the common garden-knife, and is a vast improve- ment over that of former times, which con- sisted of a blade fixed to the handle with- out a joint, enclosed in a sheath of leather or pasteboard (most generally the latter), and carried in a side pocket the thigh of the operator. The present is a clasp or folding knife, and may be carried with much greater safety to the person. The former is now nearly out of use. The blade of a knife cuts on the same principle as a saw; a hooked-pointed blade, therefore, is injurious when used in cutting woody shoots, and can never leave so clean a section as a blade with a straight edge. d and e are small peach-pruners, the one having a horn handle nearly cylindrical, but slightly curved, the other a bone or ivory handle somewhat ovate, tapering in a. wedge form, much in the way of the common budding- knife, but less thin at the point. In cases of emergency it may, however, be used for bud- ding also. They are both well adapted for peach-pruning, particularly when operating upon the young wood. Those wo use are also of Say- nor's manufacture. /is a sm
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