. The book of the rose. vn STOCKS 123 other article of dress is wanted ; even if not used for pruning, strong thick gloves are necessary for stock- getting, for there are no thorns in England like the curved scimitars of Bosa canina. Summer thorns may be disregarded, for whilst they are green they are fairly pliable and soft; in winter they are as hard and sharp as steel, and as brittle as glass. Under the microscope, the point of a fine needle looks like a great coarse blunt cone compared to the sharp point of a Kose-thorn. Get the white stiff hedger's gloves at the village shop, made I belie
. The book of the rose. vn STOCKS 123 other article of dress is wanted ; even if not used for pruning, strong thick gloves are necessary for stock- getting, for there are no thorns in England like the curved scimitars of Bosa canina. Summer thorns may be disregarded, for whilst they are green they are fairly pliable and soft; in winter they are as hard and sharp as steel, and as brittle as glass. Under the microscope, the point of a fine needle looks like a great coarse blunt cone compared to the sharp point of a Kose-thorn. Get the white stiff hedger's gloves at the village shop, made I believe of horse-. Grkcian Saw. skin: they are very hard and uncomfortable at first, but become more supple by use. For instruments, first and most useful is the " Grecian " pruning draw saw, which might perhaps be kept in a sheath attached to a waist-belt, though I have always simply carried it : any of the large seedsmen will supply this tool, which must be sharpened occasionally as you have to cut through the earth with it. Next in importance is a small stock axe : I have quite a miniature one which was made on purpose for me and can be used with one hand: the small amount of digging that is required can be done with this, and there is no use for aspade. A pruning-knife and strong secateurs or pruning- shears in the pocket complete the equipment. It is here, I suspect, in his instruments, that the amateur. 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 Foster-Melliar, Andrew, 1841-1904; Page-Roberts, F; Molyneux, Herbert E. London : Macmillan
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