The gardener's magazine and register of rural & domestic improvement (1826)
Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843, A. & R. Spottiswoode, printer, United States. Patent Office. Scientific Library, former owner DSI · London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green · leaf 151
as,beans, French beans, &c, employing it to cover the seeds,and also to earth the plants. It will readily be seen that it isadapted to drilling and moulding, or earthing other gardencrops, particularly where theland is unencumbered withtrees, &c. It is used by oneman, who, after a little… … 140 Culture of Gloribsa superba. quartering, bevelled at the fore end, on which is screweda piece of curved sheet-iron (d), to turn the furrow, andhaving a sharp edge. There is a small square staple (<?),through which passes a thin piece of iron three feet long (f)with notches on the under side,…
