Pruning 



that such varieties akeady exist, or are attainable 

 in many more. 



2. Removal of dead foliage, dead shoots, and dead 

 plants from the neighbourhood of living ones. 

 These dead parts often harbour pests or permit an 

 entrance into the living parts by way of the dead. 

 The wood-pile and the rubbish heap should not be 

 near the garden. 



3. Pruning away the diseased parts completely 

 as soon as seen, and immediate destruction of them 

 by burning. 



4. Complete removal and immediate destruction 

 of diseased plants and of the soil about them by 

 burning. By no means let them reach the rubbish 

 heap. Even feeding pigs with diseased parts is apt 

 to be dangerous. 



Weeds such as groundsel, sowthistle, shepherd's 

 purse, charlock, chickweed, briars, and the wild 

 parents of our cultivated trees often harbour fimgus 

 pests, and should be watched and promptly dealt 

 with. 



5. Pr unin g and otherwise wounding plants in 

 cultural operations in such a way that the wounds 

 readily heal over. Protection of all wounds by 

 painting them over with lead paint, Stockholm or 

 gas tar, or a 2J per cent solution of lysol. This 

 painting does not assist healing but forms a barrier 

 to the entrance of fungi and bacteria. 



6. Steeping seed and tubers suspected or known 



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