APPLIANCES FOR GARDEH AND ORCHARD. 



are made of one by one and a half inch stuff, three feet 

 long, and tapering slightly toward the top. The slats 

 are selected lath. Figure 202 is an end view of the trellis 

 in position ; figure 203 shows the trellis folded. Wires 



Fig. 202. END VIEW OF TRELLIS. 



extend across the top of the trellis, and when in position, 

 they loop over the ends of the stands, and hold it at the 

 proper width. The standards are fastened together where 

 they cross with one-quarter inch bolts, two inches long. 

 Two lengths of the trellis are sufficient for three tomato 

 plants. It may be placed in position when the plants 

 have attained a hight of six or eight inches. At the end 



Fig. 203. THE TRELLIS FOLDED. 



of each season, after the crop is gathered, the trellises are 

 taken up, given a coat of paint or crude petroleum, folded 

 and packed away in a dry place. This form of trellis has 

 the advantages of strength, lightness and portability. 



