. Bliss and Sons' illustrated hand-book for the farm and garden for 1883 : containing a list of the best known and most poplular varieties of garden, field & flower seeds, with directions for their culture : also, a large assortment of plants, gladiolus, lilies, horticultural requisites, &c. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs. 114- B. K. Bliss & Sons' Catalogue RANDOLPH'S HAND SEED SOWER. For Sowing all kinds of small Gard
. Bliss and Sons' illustrated hand-book for the farm and garden for 1883 : containing a list of the best known and most poplular varieties of garden, field & flower seeds, with directions for their culture : also, a large assortment of plants, gladiolus, lilies, horticultural requisites, &c. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs. 114- B. K. Bliss & Sons' Catalogue RANDOLPH'S HAND SEED SOWER. For Sowing all kinds of small Garden Seeds with Accuracy and Dispatch. Itis easily operated by a lady or a child of ordinary intelligence with a little practice. Highly recommended by some of our most experienced gardeners and farmers. Fig. 1 shows a side view of the implement, with the manner of holding it in the hand, and position of the finger; A, hopper for containing the seeds to be sowed, inside of which is an agitator for discharging the seeds, connected with the lever D, to be kept in constant motion by the finger while in use; K, earth opener, by means of which a fur- row is made for the seed; the removable sides H are perforated with holes of various sizes, adapted for the different varieties of seeds to be sown; B, cover or lid; C, han- dle ; D, linger lever; E, spiral spring, to assist in the operation of the agitator. This fruitful source of waste in the ordinary method of plant ing is entirely remedied by the use of this implement. It is rapid in its action, so that a gi-eat saving of time results from its use. Its construction is sucli that it is impossible to clog it under any proper circumstances. Being made of metal, it cannot easily be broken, and its con- struction is so simple that it cannot readily get out of order. For a more complete description send for Circular. This Seed Sower can also be furnished with an extended han- dle, to allow the operator to stand wliile using it. Price, $
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