PLANTING VINES. 1T5 



The President: It occurs to me that Mr. Emerson can write that up 

 and answer it in the record. 



The President: Perhaps we can take this up in the morning. 



A Member: I move that our professor of horticulture, Mr. Emerson, 

 be asked to prepare a bulletin on this subject as soon as possible and 

 place it in the hands of the secretary, and that a copy be sent to all the 

 members, regardless of life members — let it go to all, and that it be given 

 as wide publicity as possible, urging him to have it i-eady for the spring's 

 work. 



Mr. Emerson: It will be in time for the spring spraying; it will go 

 to a good many more people than the members of this society; it will 

 probably go to twenty-five thousand people. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



Meeting adjourned to meet at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. 



THIRD DAY. 



Thursday. January 17, 9 a. m. 

 Meeting called to order by the president. 



Mr. J. Y. Craig, president of the Park Board, Omaha, read the follow- 

 ing paper: 



PLANTING VINES. 



BY J. Y. CKAIG. PBESroENT OF PABK BOARD, OitAIIA. 



Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the State Horticultural Society: 

 Your honorable committee has assigned to me a subject, to present to 

 you a few thoughts on ornamental vines which would appear at first 

 glance as one of small importance, but when we look at the works of 

 nature we see many uses the vine can be put to in beautifying our homes. 

 It is astonishing what a change a few vines will make in the exterior 

 appearance of a house; they can be trained so easily, up the side of a 

 house, all around the doors and windows, and formed into any shape you 

 can imagine, with a little care every week or ten days, while they are 

 making their growth. What is more beautiful than a neat, cozy-looking 

 home, let the dimensions be what they may? It is just as important 

 on the small cottage as the more pretentious castle. Any porch ought to 

 be festooned with vines. Fences, and in many instances, outbuildings, 

 can be much improved by a little vine training, and where it is desirable 

 to obstruct some certain view, build a trellis and plant vines. You may 

 cut off the view in this way at once, until you can grow something of 

 a more permanent nature, in the shape of trees and shrubs. 



In training vines we would recommend the use of galvanized wire 

 netting, fastened to the building by galvanized iron eye-pins some four 

 inches long, so as to leave an air space between the building and vines 



