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PRUNI^STG. 



wIlltrT^Tcnl^ so-e people, has theeffect to render trees and shrubs unnatural and inelegant, 

 vve reter to tne custom of shearing trees, particularly conifers, into cones, pyramids and other 

 unna^^ura shapes. Every tree, shrub and plant has a habit of growth peculiar to itseS and ^hisverv 

 pecuhari y is one of its beauties. If we prnne all trees into regular shapes we destroy Sident ty The 

 prnmng knife, therefore, should be used to assist nature, and handled with jud^^menfand care ojop off 

 straggling branches, to thin the head of a tree which has become too dense, and to ^movdeld wood 

 Sometimes It becomes necessary to prune severely to keep a tree from attaining too great s^ 

 JsHearmg may be practiced on hedges, but never on trees or shrubs. 



PKUXIJfG SHKUBS. 



effeS^ndTelutv '" Whif '''" ?'" 'T ''"^''^ ^''^P"' ^"^^^^"^"^ ''''' ^'^'^^ °"»^-^ ^^^^ to their 

 eftec and beauty TV hile symmetry and regularity- of form are to be admired in a shrub, this quality 

 should never be gamed at the expense of health and natural grace ^ 



Each shrub has peculiarities of habit and foliage, and we should aim to preserve them as far as pos- 

 sible Judicious pruning to secure health and vigor is necessary, but trimming all kinds of shrubs fnto 

 Z ^ TT n "'"^ "i appreciation for natural beauty, to say the least. Weigelas, Deutzias Forsy 

 thia and Mock Orange, flower on the wood of the preceding year's growth, hence th se shrubs shoufd 

 not be pruned in winter or spring, but in June, after they have finished flowering, when the o>d wood 



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Spir^as, Lilacs Althaeas, and Honeysuckles may be trimmed during the winter or early io spring 

 but the branches should only be reduced enough to keep them in good shape. The old growth should £ 

 occasionally thinned out and the suckers and root sprouts removed when thev appear. The bes" time 

 however, for pruning all shrubs is when they have done flowering. The Hydrangea paniculata Landi^ 

 flora should be severely cut back and thinned early in spring. ^ S I dmcuiaia granai 



PRUXIXG EVERGREENS. 



or Si 'tifl^'TT'"'' '" *''"''" ''' ^"""^'^ ""'^ P^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^P^- This can be done in April 

 or jiay, just before the trees start to grow. 



