Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 243, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1915 — GARDEN HANDICRAFT. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GARDEN HANDICRAFT.

Probably every one of you girla has had experience in growing vines, but I wonder if any of yon have used the simple method shown in Fig. 1 for putting up the strings. Place the stakes from three to four feet apart, instead of using one for each vine, then drive a double-pointed tack (Fig. 2), or nail, into the top of each, connect the tacks or nails with wire or heavy cord, and tie the strings to it at the required distances apart. These strings will fasten to a row of nails overhead, possibly in the top of a fence (Fig. 1). You will need no ladder once the nails have been put up, if you use the unique scheme

shown in Fig. 1 for attaching the strings. Screw a screw-eye into the end of a stick, thread the screw-eye with the twine Just as you would thread a needle, then use the stick to hook the string over the nails. As the diagram must show the construction of the framework, it is impossible to give you a good idea of what a beautiful bower the barrelhoop rack shown in Fig. 3 becomes when thickly covered with vines. The diagram shows the use of six hoops, but if you cannot get this many, the three bottom hoops may be omitted and stages driven into the ground to tie the lower ends of the strings to. Fig. 4 shows how each set of

hoops should be arranged, and how each hoop should be bound with cord to the adjoining two. When the hoops have been connected, it is only necessary to get a clothespole for a support, to complete the rack. Drive a nail into the upper end of the pole, and connect the nail and each hoop with strong cord; then place ground, with the center over a hple made for the end of the pole support, and set the support in this hole. Fig, 3 shows how the strings connect the upper and lower set of hoops, and how they are spaced. You can tie the strings to the upper hoops before the pole Is set in position, if you like. When the rack has been put up, plant your vines at its base, so there will be one for each string. A box with a board nailed across It, as shown in Fig. 5, makes a splendid

the other set of hoops upon thw weeding stool and weed receptacle. And two boxes like it, one enough smaller so when stood on end (Fig. «) it will fit inside of the other box, between the end and the seat bearft (Fig. 7), will make a handy set <4 garden steps.