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GARDEN PLANNING 



to keep a straight line from point to point, 

 by using a stretched cord as a guide for fixing 

 the posts. The tops of the posts should be 



Fig. 60. — Larch fencing 



adjusted in line by sighting, two T pieces being 

 fixed as levels to work from, one at each end 

 of the stretch. The spacing of the posts will 

 depend upon the design and character of the 

 fence and the length of timber purchased for 

 the rails, but ten feet is the maximum advisable, 

 and less is better. 



Of iron fencing there are patterns for all 

 purposes, and I need not speak of them. 



Trellis — ^, Trellis naturally falls into this sec- 

 tion, and some words of guidance in its proper 

 use may be useful. Ready-made trellis is so 

 cheap that it does not pay to make it at home 

 when the ordinary diamond pattern is wanted. 



