173 OF PRUNING; SECT. 



bud. Roses for forcing should be pruned in July 

 and August. 



Honeysuckles flower on shoots of the present year, 

 and therefore whether trained to walls or kept in 

 bushes, should be also pruned close, but not so short 

 in the latter case as the former; for those against 

 malls should be cut down to an eye or two, and those 

 in bushes to three or four eyes. 



Siccetbriars flower on shoots of the present year, 

 and therefore should be cut after the manner of 

 honey- suckles. These shrubs are seldom cleared 

 from strong wood, or pruned enough ; so that in a few 

 years they get very rambling and unsightly; but if kept 

 compact we have beauty, as well as sweetness, to re- 

 cornpence our care. In all cases, a less number of 

 fine flowers, obtained by short and open pruning, is 

 certainly preferable to many indifferent ones. 



Lilacs bear their flowers at the ends of shoots of 

 the last year, so of course at spring must not b^ 

 shortened. If got rambling and crowded, cut either 

 clean out, or very low, what may be superfluous. 

 If they need much reduction, let them be cut down 

 HS soon (or somewhat before) they have got off 

 flower, and then the shoots that come after will form 

 tbr blow before the summer is out, for next year. 



Laburnhains bear along the sides and ends of old 

 wood. 



Jasmines should be pruned down close, even to 

 halt an inch, and when trained to a wall, the shoots 

 kept rather wide, like vines, (particularly the scarlet 

 trumpet sort) as they bear at the ends of weak 

 shoots of the year ; which should therefore (as all 

 others bearing in the same way) never be touched in 

 summer with a knife, but be suffered to grow rude. 



Sennas letr also on shoots of the present year, yet 

 arc best leit rather i'uii of wood : prune them as sooa 

 fts elf flower. 



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