PRUNING, 



becomes necessary to remove a branch that 

 is doing injury to plants around it, the best 

 method is to shorten it back to the last pair 

 of laterals or wings ; the remaining part will 

 soon decay, rot, and drop -off. 



Ithly. THE SEASON OF PRUNING young 

 plants, or lopping of small branches, may 

 generally be the year round. For large 

 boughs, that is, of the size of the arm or 

 leg, &c. the fall of the leaf is the most eligi- 

 ble time; because, at this time, the wounded 

 part does not crack, nor the edges of the 

 bark shrivel or rag so much as in the spring 

 pr summer months. In spring also, and 

 early in summer, many kinds are apt to 

 bleed ; and the wounds of large branches, in 

 $iat case, do not easily heal. 



