. Gardening for the South;. Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture. 104 GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH. GARDEN IMPLEMENTS. The principal implements employed in gardening are the following: 1. Implements for Preparing and Operating upon THE Soil. Subsoil Plough.—This is of great service in large gar- dens, answering as a tolerable substitute for the spade in trenching for orchards and market gardens, doing the work more cheaply and expeditiously, but not so well. It requires a powerful team to manage it. The onerhorse Turning Plough is very efficient in deeply stirring the soil among plantations of trees
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. Gardening for the South;. Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture. 104 GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH. GARDEN IMPLEMENTS. The principal implements employed in gardening are the following: 1. Implements for Preparing and Operating upon THE Soil. Subsoil Plough.—This is of great service in large gar- dens, answering as a tolerable substitute for the spade in trenching for orchards and market gardens, doing the work more cheaply and expeditiously, but not so well. It requires a powerful team to manage it. The onerhorse Turning Plough is very efficient in deeply stirring the soil among plantations of trees and the larger garden crops. The whiffletrees should be short that the trees and plants may not be injured. A strong animal is required, and the plough must not come too near the trees and plants. The Cultivator supersedes in a great degree in market gardens the necessity of hand-hoeing among the main crops. By passing it over once a week between the rows, all the hoeing required is a narrow strip of a few inches in the row.. THE WHEBLBARBOW. The Wheelbarrow, —This is indispensable in the smallest garden. In carrying manures, applying composts, moving. 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 work.. White, William N. , 1819-1867. New York, C. M. Saxton and company; Athens, Ga. , W. N. White