Wheelbarrows
Wheelbarrows are amongst the most essential of garden requisites, and are invariably in daily use. The common Box-barrow with broad wheel is that in general use, and is best adapted for wheeling soil, rubbish, manure, &c. If wheeling on planks becomes necessary, as is sometimes the case when excavations or new walks are made, the Navvy-barrow is best, as the wheel, being made of iron, does not collect soil to clog it, and the sides are set on an angle outwards to facilitate emptying readily. Flat Barrows of the shape represented in Fig. 218 are largely employed in market gardens for wheeling baskets of fruit, vegetables, &c., to the sheds. One, at least, of these Barrows is always useful in a garden, for the removal of boxes, hampers, or anything that cannot be readily fitted into an ordinary Wheelbarrow. It may also be employed for wheeling a water-barrel, if the use of one is necessary.