PRUNING FLOWERING TREES 29 



JAMESIA. This should be treated as the preceding. 



JASMINUM. /. fruticans and J. humile are shrubs 

 which should be thinned regularly ; and /. nudiflorum 

 and J. ojficinale are climbers, which should be spurred 

 in after flowering. 



KALMIA. Remove seed-pods as soon as the 

 flowers are past. 



KERRIA. Cut away the old wood to encourage 

 the young growths, which yield the best flowers. 



LABURNUM. These should be thinned after 

 flowering, cutting away the old or weakly wood, 

 and shortening any long or straggling shoots. 



LAVANDULA. Cut away all flower-spikes after 

 they are past. 



LEDUM. Remove seed-pods after flowering. 



LESPEDEZA. See DESMODIUM, which it much 

 resembles. 



LEUCOTHOE. L. axillaris and L. Catesbcei flower 

 much better if the old growths are removed and 

 strong young shoots encouraged. The rest of the 

 genus require no pruning. 



LEYCESTERIA. Thin out old growths every spring. 



LlGUSTRUM. Z,. ovalifolium and its golden variety 

 are all the better for being cut down each winter 

 while in a young state. The remainder merely 

 require an occasional thinning. 



LiRiODENDRON. Requires no pruning. 



LONICERA. The shrubby Loniceras are nearly 

 all inclined to become very thick and full of weakly 

 shoots if not well looked after. A thinning out 

 should take place after flowering is past. The 



