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Climbing shrubs, and others trained against walls 

 or out-houses, that are sheltered thereby, and are not 

 now in danger of suffering by frost, may be pruned 

 and dressed about the end of the month, or the 

 first of March, according to conveniency. These 

 should be trimmed and dressed in a neat manner ; 

 the branches should be moderately thinned out, ac- 

 cording to the kinds of shrubs, and trained regular- 

 ly, as in dressing wall-trees. 



Of digging the Shrubbry. 



Many kinds of shrubs put up a number of suckers 

 from the root, which should be now displaced ; and 

 which if not wanted for filling up occasional va- 

 cancies, may be planted out to nurse, in a spot by 

 themselves ; or may be otherwise disposed of, as 

 shall be thought proper. Then let the ground be 

 dug over among the plants ; observing to injure 

 the roots as little as possible in the operation. If 

 the shrubbry be pretty old, and if the roots be 

 much extended and intermixed, the digging had 

 better be done with a three-pronged fork, than with 

 the spade. In old shrubbries, where the plants are 

 quite met, digging is not very practicable, nor at 

 all advisable. The hoe and the rake only should 

 be introduced amongst them. Of which see fur- 

 ther in March and April. 



Care of Grass Walks and Lawns. 

 Continue to sweep and roll grass walks and verges, 

 plats, &c. in the pleasure ground, as hinted at last 



