TRAINING PLANTS 27 



in an irregfular fashion. The bends or curves in the 

 wire projected for a foot or more on all sides. Through 

 and over these wires the branches of the plant were 

 trained in such a manner that they received all the 

 support they required without being given any 

 appearance of stiffness or primness, which is almost 

 always the result of training this plant on the ordinary 

 trellis. The ends of the branches had a natural droop 

 to them, and the wire supports were unnoticed after 

 being painted green. 



The Ivy can be trained about the window, as shown 

 in Fig 7, and along the ceiling, or made to cover 

 screens with a wealth of beautiful foliage, if care is 

 taken to interlace the branches smoothly as they 

 develop. This is a most tractable plant, and one of the 

 old favorites, which no collection is complete without. 



