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ally hazel sticks) , five favor wire netting, 

 two favor either sticks or wire netting (the 

 netting if new to be painted) , one prefers 

 sticks and string, and the remaining one, a 

 correspondent from British Columbia, uses 

 telephone wire and string. 



In this country, where good twiggy 

 boughs can be obtained such boughs un- 

 questionably form the best support to use 

 since they are the most natural. In many 

 places birch boughs can be obtained in 

 lengths of twelve to fourteen feet. These 

 may be prepared in the lengths desired. 



The height of the support must be de- 

 termined by the grower. If the soil has 

 been prepared properly and the plants 

 look strong, and if the grower waters the 

 plants properly and gives them every care, 

 then the support should be six feet high. 

 If the soil is only moderately fertile or 

 has not been properly prepared, or if the 



