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other types some assistance must be rendered 
if we desire them to cover buildings and walls, 
and it is here that the training of the vine comes 
in. There are several methods employed in 
assisting vines to climb. Stretching poultry 
wire is good, and so is building wooden trellises of 
some description; but the system which I like 
the best is that of keeping the vines pinned to 
the buildings with staples. Of course, this 
requires a little more care, but you can train the 
vines better, and a more natural effect can be had 
than by any other system of training. If you 
desire a shoot to grow over a doorway or run 
along the top of a piazza, it is not necessary to 
have a lot of wire; just put the shoot in the po- 
sition in which you wish it to grow and then tack 
it in position with staples. 
Get staples that are plenty large enough (they 
should have a span of not less than one inch to 
be sure they will not jam the wood), and let 
them straddle the young shoot. Don’t hammer 
the staple in hard; just give it a light tap with 
the hammer and leave it so that it can be pulled 
out easily with a pair of pliers. 
As the vines grow, it will be necessary to re- 
move some of the bottom staples, otherwise they 
would in time cut through the stem. As the 
