. An encyclopædia of gardening; comprising the theory and practice of horticulture, floriculture, arboriculture, and landscape-gardening, including all the latest improvements; a general history of gardening in all countries; and a statistical view of its present state, with suggestions for its future progress, in the British Isles. Gardening. 1460. The rule-joint ladder (fig. 207.) is used for working on curvilinear roofs either of glass, or domes of lead, stone, &c. which require panes renewed or trees nailed. Each step or foot-board, has what is called a stop, to prevent the feet from b
. An encyclopædia of gardening; comprising the theory and practice of horticulture, floriculture, arboriculture, and landscape-gardening, including all the latest improvements; a general history of gardening in all countries; and a statistical view of its present state, with suggestions for its future progress, in the British Isles. Gardening. 1460. The rule-joint ladder (fig. 207.) is used for working on curvilinear roofs either of glass, or domes of lead, stone, &c. which require panes renewed or trees nailed. Each step or foot-board, has what is called a stop, to prevent the feet from breaking the glass, and at every joint is a moveable foot to project in the case of training trees on such surfaces, in order that their leaves, &c. may not be injured. Such ladders are particularly useful for repairing curvilinear hot-house 208 1461. The step-ladder (fig. 20S.), instead of round rods on which to place the feet, has steps or boards, an improvement essentially necessary, where much work is to be done, because less fatiguing to the feet. Such ladders have a back or fulcrum by which they stand independently of any other object, and which is removeable at pleasure by drawing out an iron 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 Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843. London : Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green
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