. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. 4. Later it is the best tool for conserving moisture andkilling small weeds when they are germinating from their seedcoats, even before they show above the surface of the ground. The hoe, although a very common garden tool, is less valuablethan the rake. At planting time, however, it is very useful, andif weeds are allowed by careless gardening, the hoe is an efficienttool for destr
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. 4. Later it is the best tool for conserving moisture andkilling small weeds when they are germinating from their seedcoats, even before they show above the surface of the ground. The hoe, although a very common garden tool, is less valuablethan the rake. At planting time, however, it is very useful, andif weeds are allowed by careless gardening, the hoe is an efficienttool for destroying them. As gardeners learn to use the level culture system of gardening 76 THE HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN the hoe is no longer needed for hilling up the plants. Numeroussmall garden tools such as twine winders, hand dibbers, handweeders, (Fig. 51) seed droppers, pruning shears and others neednot be specially described; their names indicate their use wheel hoes and planters are very desirable imple-ments for the home garden. (Figs 44 and 55). At planting time,after the ground is prepared for the seed the planter will saveenough time to repay for the purchase. After much of the plant- Fig. fio. 51. -Handy tools for transplanting plants, and weeding beds; pruning shears at 52.—Most necessary hand tools for garden work. ing is done only a few minutes are required for transforming theimplement into a good garden cultivator. Some wheel hoes haveno seed attachments; these are much cheaper and are alwaysready for use as cultivators. (Fig; 44.) So much has been said regarding the use of a horse in the gardenthat we should give special attention to the suitable horse culti-vators. Two main kinds may be recommended. GARDEN TOOLS 77
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