47^ The Pleasure, or [Ocl. 



Let this pruning be performed with a fharp knife, and 

 not with Ihears, as F have frequently feen praftifed. 



In pruning thefe fnrubs, obferve to cut out all the 

 very long rambling, luxuriant flioots of the laft fummer's 

 growth, which are often produced on many forts of flow- 

 ering flirubo, and ramble confiderably out of bounds, 

 pruning them either clofe to the place from whence they 

 proceed, or Ihortened. 



Where any branch advances in a ftraggling manner 

 from the reft, let that be cut Ihorter; obferving, if pof- 

 fible, to prune it clofe to a young jhoot, leaving that 

 ihoot for a leader to the branch. 



Where branches of different fhrubs interfere with each 

 other, let fuch be cut away, or fhortened, as you fliall 

 fee it neccffary, fo that every fhrub may ftand clear of 

 the other.. 



W^here any of the branches or fhoots advance too ne. 

 the gronnd, let them be cut clofe to the ftem, cr to the 

 place where it proceeds from. 



All fuckers which rife from the roots fiiould be taken 

 clean away ; and let every Ihrub be kept to a fmgle 

 ftem. 



When you hav^e iinlflied the pruning, let the cuttings 

 be cleared away : then let the ground between fuch 

 Ihrubs as ftand wide be well dug one {j^ade deep; ob- 

 ferving as you proceed with the digging, to cut off all 

 the ftraggling roots, and to take up all fuckers. 



PlaJit hardy deciduous fio'^joering Shrubs and orna77iental 

 Trees, 



Now is the time to begin to plant, in places where 

 wanted, all forts of hardy flowering flirubs; fuch as 

 rofes, gelder-rofes, lilacs, and honeyfuckles. 



Plant alfo where wanted, laburnums, fyringas, althaea 

 frutex, jafmines, privets, double bramble, flowering raip- 

 berry, the double- bloflx)m cherry, bladder-fena, fcorpion- 

 fena, fpira;as, and Hypericum frutex; it is now alfo a 

 proper time to plant the double-flowering peach, al- 

 monds, and mezereons. 



The cornelian cherry, double hawthorn, and fcarlct 

 horfe-chefnuts, may alfo be planted any time in this 

 month; the flirub cinquefoil, fumach, rock-rofe, cyti- 

 fufes, acacia, and all other hardy ftirubs, may now be 

 removed. See the catalogue. 



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