. Bliss and Sons' illustrated hand-book for the farm and garden for 1881 : containing a list of the best known and most poplular varieties of garden, field & flower seeds, selected from our large assortment of nearly three thousand varieties with brief directions for their culture. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs. Maher «fe Grosh Pruning Knife. Price, $ By mail, $ THE GliOBE SUN DIAL. The advantages possessed by this
. Bliss and Sons' illustrated hand-book for the farm and garden for 1881 : containing a list of the best known and most poplular varieties of garden, field & flower seeds, selected from our large assortment of nearly three thousand varieties with brief directions for their culture. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs. Maher «fe Grosh Pruning Knife. Price, $ By mail, $ THE GliOBE SUN DIAL. The advantages possessed by this beautiful and unitiue instrument are s(H'n at once bj' inspection. The elevation of the i)ole A Pi, is simply arranged, and makes the dial suited to any latitude; and tlie ready means for taking tlie sun time renders it espeeiallj' interesting, as the exact tiine to set a clock can be determined in a few moments. the post plum and level the top: then from the center, describe several concen- tric circles; suspend directly over the center a l)lummet (pointed at the bottom), and observe (near noon) when the sun makes its shortest shadow through this point and the center, draw a line acro-ss the top of the post. Open the dial-i)late and i)ut a screw in the center hole, turn the plate until the line bisects the two other lioles; then put in the other screws; shut the dial-plate and unscrew the set-screw beliind the opening of the pedestal and elevate the polo to the latitude of the place, seen through the opening in the pedestal (tlie degree in tlie center); fasten the set-screw and the globe ia rectified for the meridan. The lin(i made by the division between light and shadow, .shows the sun time on the upper line of figures, and is readily seen at any pai t of the day by standing on the shaded side of the globe. It is a valuable aid to children who are pursuing the study of geograi>hy and Size of the globe, 20 inches ciicumfen^nce. Size of the bas
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