. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. 408 NURSERY AND FRUIT GARDEN IMPLEMENTS. H 172.—DUTCH OR THUUST-nOE. ing is to be done. "Wherever the saw is used, the cut surface should be pared smooth with the knife, to facili- tate its healing. Long-handled pruning-saws are sometimes recomru^uided, but never should be used in pruning fruit- trees, if possible to avoid it. The branch to be operated should be reached by means of a ladder, if need be, within arm's length, and cut with a common saw. Hand Pruning- Shears (fig. 177).— There is a kind of these made now, that, having a mov- ing center,
. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. 408 NURSERY AND FRUIT GARDEN IMPLEMENTS. H 172.—DUTCH OR THUUST-nOE. ing is to be done. "Wherever the saw is used, the cut surface should be pared smooth with the knife, to facili- tate its healing. Long-handled pruning-saws are sometimes recomru^uided, but never should be used in pruning fruit- trees, if possible to avoid it. The branch to be operated should be reached by means of a ladder, if need be, within arm's length, and cut with a common saw. Hand Pruning- Shears (fig. 177).— There is a kind of these made now, that, having a mov- ing center, as in the figure, make a smooth draw cut almost equal to that of a knife, and it is a very- expeditious instru- ment in the hand of a skilful workman. In pruning out small dead branches, shortening in peach- trees, etc., It will perform four times as much work as a knife. ^.^^ ^^. _ ^^^^^^^ Prunmg Scissors (fig. 178).—These garden-hoe. scissors cut as smoothly as a knife, and can be easily car- ried in the pocket, ready to take away a small branch wherever it may chance to be observed. Lopping or Branch Shears.—These are very strongly. 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 Barry, Patrick, 1816-1890. New York, Orange Judd Co.
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