The best way to fix a fence of trellis work is to drive stumps (A, Fig. 1) into the ground, and to nail on them a top rail B and a bottom rail C. The trellis can then be nailed to the face of the stumps and rails. The top rail should be 3in. wide by 2i in. deep, the top being bevelled off to each side as shown in the section (Fig. 2), and a 1-in. by 1/2 in. rebate made on the face side. The stumps should" be 2i in. square, and must be driven in the ground about 18in., the top then being cut off to the right height. Each stump must be notched to receive the bottom rail, which must also be notched, so that when the two are together they will be level or flush on the face side. The top rail must be notched the depth of the rebate to fit on the top of the stumps, as shown at DD (Fig. l),and, in fixing it, the rebate must overhang the face of the stumps; this prevents the wet from getting to the ends of the laths. The end stumps must be rebated in the same way as the top rail, to give a better finish.

Fixing Trellis Work.