Digging tools

• Title

  Digging tools

• Definition

  Tools used to dig up the underground parts of plants. These kinds of tools, which can be purchased in hardware stores anywhere, come in all shapes and forms but we prefer the dandelion digger shown in the upper part of this image. For more information about plant collecting see Tropical Plant Collecting: From the Filed to the Internet. This book can be purchased at: http://tecceditora.com/ or Amazon.com.

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