SHKUBS 



149 



In the spring remove all dead wood and shear the 

 bushes so that they will have a round top. Never shear 

 them during the summer or autumn, for clipping at 

 any other season than spring will interfere with the 

 attractiveness of the red berries the following winter. 



FIG. 77. A Barberry Hedge 



The plants were set out in March ; the photograph was taken the 

 following August 



When planting, prepare the soil to a depth of a foot 

 or more ; mix with it a liberal supply of well-rotted 

 manure. Keep a strip at least a foot wide cultivated on 

 each side of the hedge during the summer. Keep a loose 

 layer of soil around the plants during the entire sum- 

 mer, and mulch with lawn clippings. 



