. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. IMPLEMENTS FOR CUTTING. 501 Tree-8cra][>er. Fig. 180.—GRAPE SCISSORS, 184).—This is made of heavy plate- steel, with a long, jointed handle for scraping upper branches, or a short one for the trunks. Section 3,—Laddkrs and Fruit-Gatherers. Ladders.—Of these there are many kinds, fruit-garden, where the trees are low, the self-supporting ladder (fig. 185) is the most conveni- ent and best For the Fi!^. 181. riiUNING-KNIFE. Fig. 182.—BUDDING-KNIFE, It should, be made of light wood, with flat steps, so that a person can stand upon them and work. The back,
. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. IMPLEMENTS FOR CUTTING. 501 Tree-8cra][>er. Fig. 180.—GRAPE SCISSORS, 184).—This is made of heavy plate- steel, with a long, jointed handle for scraping upper branches, or a short one for the trunks. Section 3,—Laddkrs and Fruit-Gatherers. Ladders.—Of these there are many kinds, fruit-garden, where the trees are low, the self-supporting ladder (fig. 185) is the most conveni- ent and best For the Fi!^. 181. riiUNING-KNIFE. Fig. 182.—BUDDING-KNIFE, It should, be made of light wood, with flat steps, so that a person can stand upon them and work. The back, or supports, consist of One or two light pieces of timber, fixed at the top with hooks and straps, so as to be contracted or extended at pleasure. A ladder of this kind, six or eight feet high, will ansAver all the demands of a garden. Orchard Ladders are of various kinds. For pruning or gathering the fruit from lofty trees, a great length of lad- der is necessary; it is therefore desirable that the mate- rial be as light as possible consistent with the necessary I^^ strength. Some- times these long lad- ders are composed fit into one another, all. 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. New York, Orange Judd Co.
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