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IV. Annual Vines to Conceal Rubbish 

 By " The Fullertons " 



There is nothing that wih impro^^e a place more than having the garbage, 

 ashes and trash out of sight, especially if the place be small and in the 

 suburbs. When we moved just out of New York City, early in Way of one 

 year, we decided we should make the hiding of these unsightly cans 

 our chief aim of the garden that year. 



To begin with, we purchased two corrugated galvanised iron ash barrels 

 and one garbage can. These we painted a gray green, then placed them 

 in a pen back of the grape arbour. Along the back of the pen there was 

 a very pretty arbour-vitae hedge, which helped us greatly in our scheme. 

 The sides of the pen were made of chicken wire, and on one of these sides 

 we planted climbing nasturtiums, and on the other ornamental gourds, wild 

 cucumber vine, and castor-oil bean. Along the hedge on each side were 



Unsightly objects screened bv wild cucumber and nasturtiun. 



