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Principles of Plant Culture. 



422. Pruning for Picturesqueness is seldom em- 

 ployed. It requires a thorough knowledge of pruning 

 and of plant growth, combined with the conceptions of 

 the artist. ^- 



423. Pruning for Stockiness aims to develop a low 



head, with abundant 

 branching, and a strong 

 trunk. It is best accom- 

 plished by pinching 

 (416 a) the uppermost 



>#^ v growing points during 



jr \ the growth period, and 



l^" \ encouraging low branch- 

 ing on the stem. If a 



Fio. 157. Raspberry cane 

 rendered stocky by prun- 

 ing. 



spreading form is de- C anl G no\ 5 pVuSd. pbe 



sired, the lower branches 



should be pruned to outside buds (Fig. 155). 



Pruning for stockiness is much practiced in the 

 raspberry (Figs. 157 and 158) and blackberry, 

 in hedges and in many ornamental plants. It 

 tends to the production of flower-buds, by check- 

 ing growth of wood (136)^L 



424. Pruning for Slenderness is seldom neces- 

 sary, as a slender growth may readily be produced by 

 close planting. It is accomplished by persistently re- 



