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Ircllis and remove them ; then take out the L' shaped screw from the centre of 

 the akebia trelHs, cut any of the material used in tying the vine to the double- 

 headed tacks above, and slip the top iron rods out endways from the vines. 

 Then draw the bottom of the trellis outwards, from the staples below and then 

 downwards from the staples above and lay back on the ground. To replace, 

 shove up the top into the upper staples and in below to the lower ones. Replace 

 the I. shaped screw and work in endways among the top vines the loose rods 

 and lay them in their hooks and re-tie to the double-headed tacks. 



The akebia is very pliable and tough ; in fact, in Japan, their native place, 

 they are often used in basket work, and will stand considerable disarranging 

 when not in leaf. The two short panels, on both sides of the entrances, are 

 covered with the akebia of this season's planting, and above them is fastened to 

 the wood-work by tying to the double-headed tacks until they reach the iron 

 rods above. The akebia in this locality is very hardy, but needs a rich soil for 

 full development. Ageratum, of the heliotrope shade, is planted thickly at the 

 base of the vines, which, with the clematis presents a pretty picture of color all 

 season. — Gardening. 



WINTERING GERANIUMS. 



In its natural state the geranium is a plant which is never wholly at rest 

 it is, however, very amenable to treatment in cultivation, and very patient with 

 bad usuage. The proper treatment for bedded plants intended for another 

 season's planting is to take them up carefully and pot or plant in boxes, and 

 stand in a light place in a temperature secure from frost, yet not high enough to 

 excite active growth. Under these conditions a very little water would be 

 sufficient during the cold season. When the weather becomes milder in spring, 

 and plants start to grow, care for them properly, regulate the growth and dis- 

 position of the branches, and thus prepare them for planting at the proper 

 season. But one may not have the facilities to care for the plants in this 

 manner, and yet want to preserve them. A damp cellar is not a suitable places 

 and may cause them to mould and decay. The plants when taken up can be 

 placed in boxes, most of the foliage be removed, and soil be made only a little 

 damp ; then place the box or boxes in a dry frost-proof cellar where there will 

 be some light. The leaves will soon all fall. By the first of March it will be 

 best to place the boxes containing the plants in the window of a moderately 

 warm room, and give water and start the plants into growth. Some leave the 

 plants in the cellar until the weather is warm enough to set them out, but they 

 are then in a very enfeebled state, and it takes a long time for them to recover. 

 — Prairie Farmer. 



