. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. Imrrows, roll- -. ^ae Tillage. "ik. as seed- ! runing iraple- destniction of TOOLS American is inventive. Tlie result is that there is a tool to expedite and lighten almost every labor. The effort of each man is multiplied. Not only are the American tools numerous and adapted to almost every agricul- tural
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. Imrrows, roll- -. ^ae Tillage. "ik. as seed- ! runing iraple- destniction of TOOLS American is inventive. Tlie result is that there is a tool to expedite and lighten almost every labor. The effort of each man is multiplied. Not only are the American tools numerous and adapted to almost every agricul- tural labor, but they are trim, light and comely in de- sign. A tool is properly a hand implement used to facilitate mere manual labor. ^ machine is a contrivance, usually more elaborate, that multiplies and transmit: power or inotiou. Yet tools and humIhii. s completely that it is impossible to jiiaK'' ;t <h!i gory of one or the other. The ini|.|.m. i generic, and applies to any iiitcritn ,ii,ii \ . means of which a man aceompli-l. - ,â¢] indefinitely, as in this sketch; but i , m ihi not include complicated machinery. The tools used by horticulturists can be th four general categories: 1. Tools for tilling the Innd, n« pi 2. Tools' to facilitate ^:. ..,, i ments, and most gn . ii||,,ii,, , 3. Tools or machines to ;ite insects and fungi, as f umigators, syringes, spray ing devices. See Spraying, Insecticides, Fun i. Tools or vehicles for transporting, as carts, bar rows. In the multiplic- ity of tools, one is often at a loss what to purchase. The buyer should have a definite idea of the kind of labor that he needs to have performjed and he should then consider how well adapted the tool may be to perform that labor. Once purchased, the tools should be cared for. A tool shed orroom is the greatest convenience and often the greatest economy. Labor is expedited and annoyance saved if each tool has its place. Every farm or garden should be provided with a room that
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