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Pruning Shrubs. 



Shrubs that bloom early in the spring, like golden 

 bell, spiraeas, deutzias, Japanese quince, etc., should not 

 be much pruned until after blossoming. If pruned be- 

 fore blooming many of the flower buds are cut away. 

 Those that bloom later in the season, from June on, like 

 roses, hydrangea, hibiscus, etc., should be pruned se- 

 verely before growth begins. If upon a rosebush we 

 leave but three or four strong shoots and cut these back 

 to three or four buds we shall obtain one or more strong 

 shoots from each cane and upon these there will be a 

 good number of very perfect flowers, while if the bush is 

 left unpruned we may get a larger number of smaller 

 flowers. If we want a large shrub and a display of a 

 mass of color we would not prune much, but if a fine 

 display of large perfect flowers is desired, we would 

 prune severely and thus cause a limited number of 

 strong shoots to grow. 



List of Shrubs, Native. 



PINK AZALEA, CRANBERRY SHRUB, 



BARBERRY, WILD ROSES, 



CLETHRA, SWEET BRIAR. 



List of Shrubs, Introduced. 



AZALEA, JAPANESE, EXOCHORDA, 



JAPANESE QUINCE, GOLDEN BELL, 



DEUTZIA, ROSE OF SHARON 



WEIGELA, HYDRANGEA, 



SPIRAEA, LILAC, 



JAPANESE SNOW-BALL, ROSES, 



JAPANESE BARBERRY. 



