. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. 49G ifUESERY AND FRUIT GARDEi^ IMPLEMENTS. This is turned by means of a handle, and the line neatly and quickly wound up. The Hoe.—This is a universal instrument in this coun- try. In some cases, all the gardening operations are per- formed with it. Its uses in tree culture are to open trenches for seeds, to cover them, to loosen and clean the surface of the ground from weeds, etc. There are two kinds, the draw hoe (figs. 169, 170, 171) and the Dutch or thrust hoe (fig. 172); this we do not use at all. Of the difierent kinds and forms of the draw hoe, the
. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. 49G ifUESERY AND FRUIT GARDEi^ IMPLEMENTS. This is turned by means of a handle, and the line neatly and quickly wound up. The Hoe.—This is a universal instrument in this coun- try. In some cases, all the gardening operations are per- formed with it. Its uses in tree culture are to open trenches for seeds, to cover them, to loosen and clean the surface of the ground from weeds, etc. There are two kinds, the draw hoe (figs. 169, 170, 171) and the Dutch or thrust hoe (fig. 172); this we do not use at all. Of the difierent kinds and forms of the draw hoe, the most crenerally useful is ,, , Fig. 167.—DUNG-FORKS. the square, a cast- steel plate, about six inches long and four wide, with a light, smooth handle. The semicircular and triangular hoes may be advantage- ously used in certain cases. The Pointed Garde7i Hoe (fig. 173) is useful among borders and small plants. The Bake (fig. 174) is used to level, smooth, pulverize, and clean the surface of the ground after it has been spaded Fig. AND ^^ ^^^^^ <^^ ^^ prepare it for seeds, etc. REEL. They are of diflferent sizes, with from. 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 Barry, Patrick, 1816-1890. [from old catalog]. New York, Orange Judd company
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