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required, pinching back 

 any shoots that grow too 

 fast for the .formation 

 of symmetrical heads of 

 whatever shape may be 

 required. 



UMBRELLAS AND 

 SCREENS. These are 

 easily formed, and the 

 fast growing kinds should 

 be alone employed for 

 the purpose. Pot young 

 plants liberally, and set 

 them growing ; train out 

 on wire, and when the 

 outline of the design is 

 covered, pinch in all side- 

 shoots, so as to form the 

 head into a dense mass 

 of Terdure. Do not en- 

 tirely remove the side- 

 shoots from the stem 

 until a good head has 

 been obtained, as they 

 help to swell the stem, 

 but keep them pinched 

 back, and when they may 

 be dispensed with remove 

 a few at a time, com- 

 mencing at. the bottom. 





These are useful at fetes, 

 and to decorate halls and 

 entrances, and may be 

 adapted to fit into re- 

 cesses and form dividing 

 screens between apart- 

 ments, by growing them 

 in troughs fitted with 

 wire work. The troughs 

 should never be larger 

 than can be carried by 

 two strong men, unless 

 it is certain that they 

 will be employed on the 

 same level at all times, in 

 which case they may be 

 mounted on low wheels. 

 To provide ornamental 

 covers for them is a com- 

 paratively simple matter, 

 light wirework or painted 

 basketwork being best 

 adapted for the purpose. 

 This mode of employing 

 the ivy was recommended 

 in the first edition of 

 " Rustic Adornments for 

 Houses of Taste," pub- 

 lished in 1856. 



PYRAMIDS. The 



Skeleton plant of British ivy, to show the mode of training to form an umbrella. 



