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painted, tastefully and sparingly posed, they are 

 never unsightly; and, enduring as long as the 

 trees themselves, they will in the end repay that 

 first outlay which makes them, for some time*, an 

 expensive luxury. 



The height and thickness of these single rods 

 will be determined by the position to be occupied, 

 from 5 to 8 feet above the ground being the most 

 common altitudes, and the circumference varying 

 from I ^ to 3 inches. Below the surface, their 

 tripod prongs must be deeply and securely fixed 

 from I foot to i8 inches in the soil, so as to bear 

 any weight of flowers and foliage, and defy all the 

 royal artillery of ^olus. For arches, the rods 

 may be 7 or 8 feet from the ground, and 8 or 9 

 feet apart. 



The ground and supports being prepared, a 

 selection may be made from the list subjoined of 

 varieties, vigorous and beautiful (as the recruiting- 

 sergeant picks out for the Guards the more robust 

 examples of humanity) ; and these, whether on 

 their own roots, or worked upon Brier or Manetti 

 stocks, according to their habit and the character 

 of the soil, should be planted in November, and 

 safely tied to their rods. Tarred twine is the best 

 material for the latter purpose, being cheap, dura- 

 ble, and to be had in different thicknesses, accord- 



