PRUNING FLOWERING TREES 27 



Helianthemum. — Cut away all dead flowers and 

 seed-pods after blooming. 



Hibiscus — ^Thin out in winter, but only shorten 

 the longest shoots. 



Hydrangea. — These flower best on young wood, 

 and should be cut down in winter. 



Hypericum. — These should be cut back fairly 

 hard in early spring, as they all flower on the 

 young growth. 



Indigofera Cut down every spring, as they 



flower on the young wood. 



Itea. — Keep the growths thinned and cut away 

 all old wood. 



Jamesia. — This should be treated as the preceding. 



Jasminum. — -/. fruticans and /. humile are shrubs 

 which should be thinned regularly ; and /. nudiflorum 

 and /. officinale are climbers, which should be spurred 

 in after flowering. 



Kalmia. — Remove seed-pods as soon as the 

 flowers are past. 



Kerria. — Cut away the old wood to encourage 

 the young growths, which yield the best flowers. 



Laburnum These should be thinned after 



flowering, cutting away the old or weakly wood, 

 and shortening any long or straggling shoots. 



Lavandula. — Cut away all flower-spikes after 

 they are past. 



Ledum. — Remove seed-pods after flowering. 



Lespedeza. — See Desmodium, which it much 

 resembles. 



Leucothoe. — L. axillaris and L. Catesbcei flower 



