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Vines may be set out not only in the garden 

 borders, but also in almost any place where their 

 roots will not be interfered with, and where their 

 foliage will receive plenty of light and air. How 

 well I remember the old Isabella vines that clam- 

 bered on a trellis over the kitchen door at my 

 childhood's home ! In this sunny exposure, and 

 in the reflected heat of the building, the clusters 

 were always the sweetest and earliest ripe. A 

 ton of grapes may be secured annually by erect- 

 ing trellises against the sides of buildings, walls, 

 and poultry yard, while at the same time the 

 screening vines furnish grateful shade and no 

 small degree of beauty. With a little petting, 

 such scattered vines are often enormously pro- 

 ductive. An occasional pail of soap-suds gives 

 them a drink which eventually flushes the thickly 

 hanging clusters with exquisite color. People 

 should dismiss from their minds the usual method 

 of European cultivation, wherein the vines are 

 tied to short stakes, and made to produce their 

 fruit near the ground. This method can be em- 

 ployed if we find pleasure in the experiment. At 

 Mr. Fuller's place I saw fine examples of it 

 Stubby vines with stems thick as one's wrist rose 

 about three feet from the ground, then branched 

 off on every side, like an umbrella, with loads of 

 fruit. Only one supporting stake was required. 



