SHRUBS 149 
In the spring remove all dead wood and shear the 
bushes so that they will have a round top. Never shear 
them during the summer or autumn, for clipping at 
any other season than spring will interfere with the 
attractiveness of the red berries the following winter. 
Fic. 77. A Barberry Hedge 
The plants were set out in March; the photograph was taken the 
following August 
When planting, prepare the soil to a depth of a foot 
or more; mix with it a liberal supply of well-rotted 
manure. Keep a strip at least a foot wide cultivated on 
each side of the hedge during the summer. Keep a loose 
layer of soil around the plants during the entire sum- 
mer, and mulch with lawn clippings. 
