PRUNING OF SHRUBS 



great care and judgment, a thorough knowledge 

 of the habit of growth of the plant, and should 

 not be undertaken by any one who does not 

 realize that the object of pruning is to develop 

 whatever beauty each plant possesses on lines of 

 its natural growth. 



In the leafless season a mass of shrubbery is 

 enveloped in a haze of delicate tints of violet, 

 orange, buff, gray, and olive, a composite of the 

 winter coloring of the twigs. The grace of form 

 in shrubs is quite as distinct in winter as in 

 summer, and should not be marred by ruthless 

 pruning. 



Some spring-flowering shrubs which should 

 be trimmed after blooming or when in leaf: 



Cornels, Deutzia, 



Diervilla, Forsythia, 



Ribes aureum, Sambucus, 



Viburnum, Spiraea, 



Kalmia, Rhododendron, 



Azalea, Snowball, 



Lilac, Mock Orange, 



Kerria japonica, Berberis vulgaris. 



Summer-flowering shrubs that should be 

 pruned in winter or early spring: 



Rosa rugosa, Hydrangea, 



Althea, Tamarack, 



Elder. 

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