COVERING WALLS. 



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training ; nails and shreds are principally brought into requisition for this, but instead 

 of damaging the walls with their use, a much better plan is to provide stout diagonal 

 wire trellising at the outset. This can be cither locally constructed or bought ready 

 made in sections 2 feet wide, and fastened to the walls by means of staples. The 

 trellising ought at first to reach to the height of the ground floor, adding more when 

 the lower part is effectively clothed with plants. A few wires strained lengthways 



Fig. 7o. Climbees and Blank Walls. 

 1, Wistaria in August ; 2, clematis ; <3, roses; 4, Yariegatud ivy. 



of the walls through eyes driven in at intervals of not more than 2 feet apart, answer 

 well for Clematis montana, Wistaria sinensis. Passion Flowers, and other extra strong- 

 growing plants, but the trellising will be found the most generally serviceable for 

 keeping climbers in position. Durable tarred twine ought to be used for securing 

 the main stems or stouter growths, and either small twine or rafha for the smaller 

 or annual growths. 



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