March 20, 1889.] 



Garden and Forest. 



137 



Fig. 100. — Helianthus mollis, var. cordatus. — See page 136. 



I would, usually, set the vines in rows, ten feet apart, eig'ht 

 feet distant from each other along the rows. The trellis need 

 not be made until the third spring after the vines are planted. 

 Before this time it is about as well to let them run on the 

 ground. Thus three years' use of vine-stakes is dispensed with. 



The stakes should be seasoned. I use White Cedar poles, 

 sawed in lengths to suit. If, a few days before setting, they 

 are given a foot bath of coal-oil their durability will be in- 

 creased. Two feet of the bottom ends of the stakes may be 

 dipped, and then set in a tub to drain for a few minutes. There 



