240 Shrubbery and Trees 



The flowering currant is easily propagated from 

 cuttings and the surest way of rooting them quickly 

 is by bending the branches to the ground and 

 covering with earth, using two small wooden pegs 

 stuck into the ground, fork-like, for holding the 

 branches down. As soon as a good strong root 

 growth has started, the branch should be cut off 

 an inch or two beyond the roots, toward the main 

 stem. 



Among the shrubs that should be pruned just after 

 blossoming are the spirceas, jessamines, and for- 

 sythias. To prune them in the fall means that 

 the branches which are to bear flowers the follow- 

 ing spring will be cut away. When pruned just 

 after flowering in the spring, they have a whole 

 year in which to grow more shoots. 



In procuring shrubs from cuttings, the cuttings 

 should be taken from firm growth which has 

 blossomed. There should always be a joint, or 

 several, on the cutting, and it should be placed 

 to root in a pot of sandy soil. 



If shrubbery cuttings are placed in paper cups and 

 set in the cold frame, with sash closed, the root 

 system will start its growth quickly. No watering 



