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inches long, one about eight inches from the ground, 

 one midway of the post, and one at the top. By the 

 use of nails and staples stretch three wires on each side 

 as taut as possible and fasten them to the ends of the 

 crosspieces. Thus I have three wires on each side of 

 the row, about ten inches apart horizontally, and three 

 feet up and down. I buy white binding twine, rather 

 coarse, by the dozen balls. Begin at one end of the 

 row and tie the twine to the top wire close to the post, 

 then go down to the second wire on the same side, wind 

 the twine twice around and knot at a distance of nine 

 inches from the post. Then go down to the bottom wire 

 and fasten the twine eighteen inches from the post. 

 Come up to the middle wire and tie at a distance of 

 twenty-seven inches from the post, and to the top wire 

 at a distance of three feet. Thus I continue slanting 

 forward down and up to the end of the row, when I 

 return in precisely the same way, except that I tie the 

 twine midway between the knots on the top and bottom 

 wires and cross at the knots on the middle wire, tying 

 there exactly over the former knot. This makes a 

 cheap but very serviceable trellis. 



Buy good galvanized iron, not steel, wire, store it 

 away in the fall and it will last for years. This trellis 

 is easily cleaned away in the autumn, in which respect 

 it differs totally from poultry netting. It is only 

 necessary to run a sharp knife along the wires and cut 

 the twine, when all the dead vines can be pulled off and 

 carried to the refuse pile. 



Tuberous Begonias. — Early in March the tubers 

 are potted in four-inch pots, with potting soil made of 

 one-third sharp sand and two-thirds well-rotted sods 

 and manure. Care must be taken to plant the bulbs 

 right side up. I generally cover them about one-fourth 

 of an inch and firm the soil around them compactly. 

 The top of the soil should be nearly an inch below the 



