VINES 



profusion of orange-scarlet flowers and its 

 pretty, finely-cut foliage. Farther north it will 

 live on indefinitely, like the Wistaria, but its 

 branches will nearly always be badly killed in 

 winter. 



It is a mistake to make use of strips of cloth 

 in fastening vines to walls, as so many are in the 

 habit of doing, because the cloth vdll soon rot, 

 and when a strong wind comes along, or after a 

 heavy rain, the vines will be torn from their 

 places, and generally it will be found impossible 

 to replace them satisfactorily. Cloth and twine 

 may answer well enough for annual vines, with 

 the exception of the Morning Glory, but vines 

 of heavy growth should be fastened with strips 

 of leather passed about the main stalks and 

 nailed to the wall securely. Do not use a small 

 tack, as the weight of the vines will often tear it 

 loose from the wood. Do not make the leather 

 so tight that it will interfere with the circulation 

 of sap in the plant. Allow space for future 

 growth. Some persons use iron staples, but I 

 would not advise them as they are sure to chafe 

 the branches they are used to support. 



The question is often asked if vines are not 

 harmful to the walls over which they are trained. 

 I have never found them so. On the contrary, I 



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