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the flower-buds are prepared beforehand, some of the 

 principal are : 



Lilacs. 

 Weigelas. 

 Mock Oranges. 

 Calycanthus. 

 Cornelian Cherry. 

 Golden Bell. 

 Honeysuckles. 

 Flowering Currant. 

 Flowering Peach. 

 Deutzias. 

 Dogwoods. 

 Japan Quince. 



Dwarf Almond. 



Snowy Mespilus. 



Leatberwood. 



Privets. 



Viburnums. 



Rhododendrons. 



Kalmias. 



Andromedas. 



Azaleas. 



Daphnes. 



Dwarf Horse-chestnut. 



Flowering Crab. 



If these shrubs are pruned at this season, the flowers 

 will all be cut away. If the last year's growth of wood 

 was strong, some pruning of the branches by shortening- 

 in may be done, and yet enough buds remain for a fair 

 show of flowers. But the best way to prune these, is to 

 give them, once in every three or four years, such a severe 

 heading-in, in whole or part, as may be needful to 

 establish a good general form, and then regulate the 

 growth year by year, with summer pruning. (See notes 

 for June). 



Of shrubs that flower upon the current season's growth, 

 the foUowino: are leadins^ kinds : 



Rose of Sharon, or Althaeas. 

 Burning Bush. 

 Hypericums. 

 Fall-flowering Spiraeas. 

 Hydrangeas. 



Coronillas. 

 Amorpha. 

 Bladder Senna. 

 Genistas. 

 Roses. 



Flowering Locusts. 



The pruning of these may be as close as you choose 

 at this season, without detriment to the flower crop. In- 

 deed, most of the kinds will flower all the more freely 



