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and plenty of soft strings. Twine and cord 

 are apt to cut ; so if you have neither Japa- 

 nese flax, nor bast mat, nor a yucca, take 

 old bits of worsted braid or binding ; even 

 neatly cut strips of cloth will answer, only 

 let them be all dark coloured. Few things 

 look more forlorn in a garden than bits 



STICK AND STRING SUPPORTS. 



of red, white and blue rags, fluttering and 

 flaunting among the stately plants. Leave 

 no long ends of any sort ; and cut leather 

 from an old shoe for the stronger shoots of 

 roses, etc., tying them with a cord passed 

 through each end. 

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