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vines of a well-covered trellis, standing about 

 two feet from the sunny sides of dwellings, is 

 most grateful in summer, and, unlike that from 

 trees, brings no dampness or unwholesomeness 

 of atmosphere with it. Well trained vines 

 are not only admissible, but highly pleasing in 

 almost every style of building, from the cozy 

 cottage to the elegant mansion. Fig. 78 repre- 

 sents a small cottage with its southeasterly 

 and southwesterly sides sheltered by bearing 

 vines. Those only who have made trial of 

 them on small buildings can form an idea of 

 their comfort, aside from their fruit, in the 

 hot days of summer. This detail of the south- 

 easterly side will soon be made clear to the 

 careful student of the Thomery. 



Fig. 79 shows a more commodious dwelling 

 with vines on the side that is almost fully ex- 

 posed to the east, but inclining a little to the 

 south. There is an iron trellis on its south- 

 erly side, made of gas pipe, that is admirably 

 adapted, by its neatness of appearance as well 

 as by its cheapness, for the purpose. Some 

 wire is needed to make it complete for the oc- 

 cupation of the vines. The side occupied by 

 the vines is 86 feet long and 24 feet high, 18 

 of which are covered with vines in six tiers, 



