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of necessity, mucli reduced in the process of lifting the trees. All the strong 

 branches of trees with few fibrous roots ought to be cut back more than half their 

 length, only the naturally small and short growths being left their full length. The 

 terminal buds of these will be the first to produce leaves; these early leaves incite 

 root action, which, in turn, forces the buds on the much shorter cut-back stems into 

 vigorous growth, thus laying the foundation of healthy trees. A good time for shorten- 



Fig. 29. Old-Fashioned Gaeden (Me. H. V. Machin's). 

 Shrubs, pillars and arches of climbing roses ; bed of monthly roses ; crescent of stocks and asters. 



iug as directed is Avheu the buds commence swelling in the spring. Many newly- 

 planted trees die every year because their few roots could not furnish support to the 

 disproportionate extent of branch growth. Cutting smoothly the broken ends of 

 every root that is as thick as a quill with a sharp knife, from the underside upwards, 

 slantingly, before planting, conduces materially to the emission of new fibres and free 

 growth. Evergreens are seldom pruned when planting, beyond the removal of 

 occasional coarse growths ; and when subsequently pruned for reducing their size or 



