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A SIMPLE FLOWER GARDEN. 



attending the first winter before becoming established is 

 upon the nursery-man and not on the purchaser. 



. PRUNING 



should be applied to every plant, of whatever size, that is 

 forcibly removed from one place to another. It not only 

 restores the balance between the leaves and mutilated roots, 

 but insures quick and vigorous growth when the leaves are 

 put forth and the plant begins to grow again. At least 

 one-half of all the stems should be cut away. This, to the 

 beginner, may seem excessive ; but the compiler of these 

 notes knows, past peradventure, that severe and thorough 

 pruning, or cutting back, is one great secret of success in 

 the culture of each and every plant. In pruning, cut close 

 to a bud that points outward, away from the centre of the 

 shrub, and so arrange it that when finished the shrub 

 shall be of a round and symmetrical shape. 



TENDER SHRUBS 



are those that cannot stand our winter without injury. 

 During the winter they are cultivated in the window or 

 stored in the house cellar. For list and culture see Chap- 

 ters YI. and VII. 



HERBACEOUS PLANTS 



are those, the roots of which survive the winter, but that 

 lose their tops, or visible part, each season. In the fall the 

 stem and leaves perish and decay, only to start up again 

 upon the return of the spring. The following 



