24 VINES 
We all know that vines would look a great 
deal better if they would grow as we wanted 
them to without the use of such support; so 
we must conclude that trellises are necessary 
in most cases, but not to the extent that they 
are used. 
There are several kinds of supports used when 
growing vines of other than the rootlet type 
(which does not require any) against a building; 
but their great drawback is that it is quite difh- 
cult to get them down and back again so that 
they look natural, in casé the building is one that 
requires occasional painting. 
I have run across only one real solution of this 
problem, but that one, to my mind, satisfied 
every requirement. A frame was made of one- 
inch galvanized iron pipe and covered with ordi- 
nary poultry netting. The whole thing was then 
hung by the upper pipe to several stout hooks 
driven into the wall; the lower edge was sup- 
ported on another row of hooks in the same way. 
Even after the vines had completely covered the 
screen, if it became necessary to paint the house, 
the whole frame could be taken down off the 
hooks and laid on the ground, and, if desired, 
protected. This method, it seems to me, 
would be especially useful in training vines to 
