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Roses and any summer and autumn flowering shrubs that have finished 

 flowering may be pruned. If the spring flowering shrubs have not pre- 

 viously been pruned, they should be allowed to remain until after the 

 next flowering season. This especially applies to such plants as Spireas. 

 Philadelphus (Mock Orange), Deutzia, Prunus Mume, and otlier early 

 flowering shrubs. To prune these now would mean the certain loss of a 

 great proportion of their flowers. 



In pruning, the shrubs may be well thinned out, especially removing 

 any weak upright or old flowering growths; . keep the shrub always at an 

 outward growth, inclining to a broad bushy type, instead of to an upright 

 habit. By this means, the lower regions will always be furnished with 

 good growth. Shrubs and trees of all descriptions should never be 

 allowed to become too crowded; they require to be opened, so as to allow 

 sunliffht and air into the interior, where it is most needed. This is one 

 means by which this class of plants may be kept healthy and free from 

 disease. Very few shrubs resent pruning, and the majority of them, 

 including Australian shrubs, such as Acacias, are very amenable to the 

 pruning knife. 



In rose pruning, the rule is that strong growing plants require less 

 severe cutting than the weak growing ones. As roses always flower on 

 np.w wood, it is essential that the bushes be pruned regularly if ffood 

 blooms are desired. All weak growths, exhausted and worn out wood 

 must be removed, retaining only vigorous growths. It is generally 

 advisable to always prune to four or five eyes or buds, so as to have 

 subsequent strong growths, always pruning into the previous season's 

 wood. Spindly growths, especially in tbe centres of the bushes, should 

 be removed, the plants being trained with an onen aurj angular habit. 



To prevent loss by decay, it will be advisable to lift and store such 

 herbaceous plants as delphiniums, perennial phlox, rudbeckias, &c., also 

 dahlias, tubers, chrysanthemums, cannas, and perennial sunflowers and 

 asters. Failing the possibility of doing this, they should be lifted gentlv 

 with a fork, so as to allow of a slight air space under the crown. 



HEWINDEHS FOR JULY. 



LIVE STOCK. 



Horses. — Those stabled and worked regularly should be fed liberally. Those 

 doing fast or heavy work should be clipped; if not wholly, then trace high. 

 Those not rugged on coming into the stable at night should be wiped down and in 

 half-an-hour's time rugged or covered with bags until the coat is dry. Old horses 

 and weaned foals should be given crushed oats. Horses at grass will greatly 

 benefit by the addition of either hay or chafT, oats and bran. A lick, previously 

 recommended, should be available for all horses at grass. Old and badly- 

 conditioned horses should be given some boiled barley or linseed. Mares now 

 approaching foaling will require careful attention, and should be kept under 

 constant observation. It is not advisable to have mares fat at foaling time, nor 

 is it wise to have them poor; they should, however, be kept in good working 

 condition. The practice of working mares in shafts until they are about to 



