Miscellaneous Hints on Gardening 287 



Plant a hedge alongside, or train vines over it. 

 By arrangement with your neighbor, this fence 

 may be a boon to one or both of you. It may even 

 prove a hedge in itself and give protection from 

 strong north or east winds. 



Paint trellises, lattice-work, etc., which are to have 

 perennial vines trained over them. Painting will 

 keep them from rotting out as soon as they other- 

 wise might, and the vines will not be disturbed 

 for a much longer time than if unpainted supports 

 are used. 



When the kitchen window is exposed to the street 

 and the gaze of passers-by, set a trellis a few feet 

 away and train vines over it. The honeysuckle 

 and hop planted together will provide an abund- 

 ance of foliage and delightful fragrance. 



Where there is a cat, there should always be a pot 

 of catnip growing in the house in the winter, and a 

 bunch of it out-of-doors in the summer. This 

 shrub is not only a pleasure to cats but is also very 

 beneficial to them, as it is their natural spring 

 tonic. 



In setting a wooden post, dig a hole and nearly 

 fill it with concrete. Place the post in this and pour 



