PRUNING PUMPKIN 



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the shrub in winter cuts off the flower buds. The ideal time 

 for Pruning them, therefore, is just after the flowers have 

 passed. The flower buds will form later in the season 

 for the production of the flowers the following spring. 

 Other shrubs, however (particularly those which 

 blossom late in the season), bear on wood of the 

 current year's growth. That is, the clematis 

 blossoms in late summer and fall on wood 

 which grew that same season. The 

 greater the quantity of strong wood 

 which grows in any season, therefore, 



Waters' tree Primer for limbs 



the greater the quantity of bloom in that out O f reach 



season. With such shrubs, it is well to 



Prune in winter or early spring, and to Prune 

 rather heavily. The abundance of new shoots 

 which arise may be expected to bear flowers later 

 on in the same season. 



Following are some shrubs which, for best re- 

 sults in flower-bearing, may be Pruned when dor- 

 mant (in winter) : camellia, Jackmani type of clem- 

 atis, cornus, hibiscus (shrubby), hydrangea, many 

 loniceras or honeysuckles, philadelphus or mock- 

 orange, some spireas. 



Shrubs which may be Pruned when in leaf (just after 

 blooming): lilac, deutzia, weigelas, exochorda, spring- 

 flowering loniceras, tree peony, flowering almond, some 

 spireas and viburnums, wistaria. 



The mai'ginal illustrations show how apple, 

 pear and plum trees may be Pruned when received 

 from the nursery. Cut back the roots to fresh, 

 unbroken wood. 



Various kinds of useful tree Pruners 

 are shown ,in the margins. See also 

 Scraping. 



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Pumpkin. See Squash. AT saw. xhebiadeis 



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Pruning shears 



