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on two Articles : 
OF GARDENING 
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If. 
The Management of the Flower-Garden. 
TE Care the Gardener has already taken 
of his perennial Plants, naturally directs 
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his Eyes to the Rofes and Honey-fuckles, and 
thofe other fowering Shrubs, which are frequent 
among Flowers, and mix well with them in the 
Borders. 
This is a Time to give thefe. the requifite 
pruning. 
Nature is luxuriant where the Soil, is good ; 
and as her Intent is to encreafe the greater Part 
of thefe by Suckers; they never fail to be thrown’ 
out in Abundance, according to the Health and 
Age of the Plant. 
Thefe the Gardener is to retrench, for he does 
not want them there; and they ferve two very | 
and 
bad Purpofes , they deform the Plants, 
hurt their flowering. To have the Rofe in its 
full Luftre, as much as poffible of the Efforts | 
of the Root fhould be directed to the Supply of 
the Flower; but in this Cafe the Suckers inter- 
cept the greateft Part of the Nourifhment, and 
the more valuable Production of the Shrub is 
ftarved. Thefe Suckers mutt therefore be all taken 
off, and the Branches pruned. 
The Suckers may be planted out by fuch as 
want a Supply of thefe Shrubs; for it is a very 
good Way of raifing them: though that may be 
done alfo by Haverd and by binding; as we fhall 
fhew when we treat of the feveral Particulars. © 
~ The pruning of the Rofe Bufh depends up- 
cutting out the dead Wood, 
which is always to be done at this Seafon; and 
taking off too luxuriant Shoots, which may 
be done at Difcretion, and never fucceeds fo well 
as at this Seafon. | 
“There will often rife fome peculiar Shoot, 
which the Root fupplies at the Expence of all 
the reft of the Plant; and this fhould be pre- 
vented, either by cutting fuch Shoot entirely 
away, or fhortening it, thatit may fend out new 
Shoots where they are wanted. 
Thus far the Art of pruning the Rofe Treevis 
known to the common Gardener; but no far- 
ther. 
We propofe | to lead our Bs to more Know- 
ledge. visrn> io brs : 
The firft Principle 1s nor 
of very fineFlowers is preferable to a larger Num- 
ber of indifferent ones. — 
It is therefore his Intereft to reduce the Num- | 
ber, not when the Shrub is about flowering : 
but by retrenching the Branches at this Time. 
‘The Luxuriance of Wood ftarves Flowers, ‘as 
well as Fruit; and Branches choak, that inter- 
fere with one another. 
All. thefe Reafons confpire to what we are 
about to direct; which is the clearing the Rofe 
Bufh of many of thofe Branches at this Time, 
which the common pruning would leave on. 
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a’ fmaller Number | 
The Rule is this: firft let all long Stragelers 
be fhortened ; for they deform the Shrub while 
they exhauift the Nourifhment. 
Thefe being taken off, and the dead Wood cut 
out, and large Shoots taken away or fhortened, 
the Shrub wil fhew itfelf in its right Form, 
Let the Gardener now ufe his Knife more 
hind, or clofe againft another, let it be taken off. 
When three ftand too near, let him cut out 
the Middle one: and in the fame Manner pro- 
ceed. through the whole Shrub; leaving the 
Boughs at moderate and equal Diftances; and. 
taking Care, that as he leaves no oe fo he 
tices no Gaps. 
This indeed is partly; a Gineyieae of a 
other; for the thick Growth of the Bouchs in 
one Place makes the Gaps more vifible in another, 
The Shrub thus cleared, he will be able to 
fee through between all the Branches; and where 
the Eye can pafs, there can alfo the Air. 3 
This done, and the Suckers firft removed, let 
the Earth be dug about the Shrub and well 
broke, and let * aa good frefh Mould be. fcat- 
tered over the Bottom half an Inch thick. Thus 
- let him go on with every Rofe Tree in the Gar- 
den; and the Confequence will be, that next 
Year they will be vigorous in their Shoots ; their 
Leaves well coloured, no Blight or Mildew will 
be feen-upon them, and they will be handfomely 
covered with Flowers of the fineft Kind according 
to their feveral Species. 
~ Oétob. 
_ freely. Wherever one Branch ftands before, be- 
Nothing is more common or more difagree= 
able than Blights and Mildews upon Rofe Trees. 
Thefe in all Cafes rife from choaked up Air, or 
| Want. of Nourifhment; and by this Practice 
there will be a free Paffage for all Vapours, and - 
a good. Supply for the Roots. 
The Pruninc or Honey Suck es is 2 much 
eafier Tafk ; they are more apt to be luxuriant 
in ftrageling’ Shoots, than in the middle 
_ Branches; and thefe long trailing Boughs are 
what muft now be retrenched. 
_ TheGardener muft take a fharp Knife and cut 
them off behind a Leaf Bud. Any other irregu- | 
lar Branch is to be reduced in the fame Rc 
and the Shrubs will thus be brought to Order, 
and prepared for making a handfome Appearance 
the next Year. | 
The. Ground fhould be alfo broken round 
about them by good digging, and a little freth 
| Mould fcattered in over the Surface. 
“In the fame Manner are to be treated the 
other flowering Shrubs which ftand our Winters 
in the open Borders. 
The Care of the Seedlings in Boxes is now to 
defend them from the cold Winds, and give 
them all the Advantage that can be of the Sun. 
This, and clearing hein of Wiegolts is all they 
require. 
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