. Catalogue of agricultural and horticultural implements ... Fig. Fig. 97. Fig. 98. Brier or These are of various forms, though the one re- presented here is the kind most approved ; they are used with either long or short handles, as circum- stances may require, and ate very useful for trim- ming hedges, cutting brush, brambles, &c. Garden-Rakks. These vary in the length and strength of their teeth, as well as in their number; they are used for covering seed, ralcing of weeds or cut , smoothing and pul- verizing surfaces, &c. The Grass Lawn Rake. Fig 97 has te
. Catalogue of agricultural and horticultural implements ... Fig. Fig. 97. Fig. 98. Brier or These are of various forms, though the one re- presented here is the kind most approved ; they are used with either long or short handles, as circum- stances may require, and ate very useful for trim- ming hedges, cutting brush, brambles, &c. Garden-Rakks. These vary in the length and strength of their teeth, as well as in their number; they are used for covering seed, ralcing of weeds or cut , smoothing and pul- verizing surfaces, &c. The Grass Lawn Rake. Fig 97 has teeth .sharpened on both edges like lancets, and is used for raking the grass in order to tear off the flower heads or buds of daisies, dandelions, and other plants in grass lawns. Garden-Trowels. Fig. 98 is used to plant or take up for re-planting, herbaceous plants, very smal trees, roots, &lc. ; they are also used for stirring the soil among tender plants in confined situations and loosening the roots. 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 Allen, A. B. & Co. [from old catalog]. New-York
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