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HENDERSON'S GARDEN GUIDE AND RECORD. 



Pruning Flowering Shrubs and Vines. 



The object of pruning is, firstly to keep the subject within certain bounds and pro- 

 mote the best development of flowering wood; secondly to cut out old and "blind" wood 

 which only weaken the plant and invite insects and diseases. 



As a guide to know when best to prune shrubs, will state that there are two great classes 

 to consider: 

 CLASS A are summer or autunan flowering shrubs, the flower buds being formed on new 



wood the same year they blossom. Such shrubs are to be primed when dormant in 



fall or winter. 

 CLASS B are spring-flowering shrubs, the buds on which were formed the year before. 



Consequently to prime these, excepting just after they have finished blooming, removes 



the flower buds so there would be no flowers in the spring. 



We append a Hst of some of the standard shrubs prefixed with a letter "A" or "B" 

 to indicate to which of the classes they belong as described above. 



B — Akebia. (Prune sparingly.) 



A— Althea. (Rose of Sharon.) 



B — Aristolochia. 



B— Azaleas, Hardy Ghent, Mollis. 

 (Cut out old wood only.) 



B — Berberis. (Cut out old wood 

 only.) 



B — Bignonia. 



B — CalycanthUS FloridUS. (Straw- 

 berry Shrub.) 



B — Celastrus. 



B— Cercis. (Judas Tree.) 



B— Chionanthus. (White Fringe.) 



A — Clematis Jackmanli. 



A— Clethra. 



A — Corchorus. 



B — Cornus. (Dogwood.) 



B— Cydonia. (Japan Quince.) 



B— Deutzia. 



B — Exochorda. 



B — Forsythia. 



A — Honeysuckle. 



A — Hydrangea. (Paniculata Grandi- 

 flora, and Arborescens.) 



B — ^Hydrangea Herbaceous 

 Varieties, Hortensis, etc. 



B— Jasminum. 



B— Kudzu Vine. 



B— Lilac. 



A — Lycium. 



B— Philadelphus. (Mock Orange.) 



B — Prunus. 



B — Rhododenrons. (Cut out old 



and dead wood.) 

 B — Rhodotypus . 

 B — Ribes. (Flowering Currant.) 

 A — ROSES, Bush Varieties. 



(See Page 29.) 

 B — ROSES, Climbing Varieties. 

 A — Robinia. (Rose Acacia.) 

 B— Sambucus. (Elder.) 

 A— Spiraea Anthony Waterer. 

 A — Spiraea Bumalda. 

 A— Spiraea Callosa. 

 A— Spiraea Douglasi. 

 B — Spirasa Thunbergii. 

 B — Spiraea Prunifolia. 

 B— Spiraea Van Houtteii. 

 B — Viburnum. (Snowball.) 

 B — Weigelia. 

 B— Wistaria. 



The QUANTITY of BULBS or PLANTS REQUIRED 

 for FILLING BEDS. 



Our table is based on roxmd beds, the outer row being planted one-half the distance 

 from the edge that the bulbs or plants stand apart. For a square bed, add 25% to the num- 

 ber required for a round bed of the same diameter. For an oval bed, length and width is 

 to be added and then di-vided by 2, thus: 8 and 6 feet = 14 feet di^dded by 2 gives 7 feet. 

 Such a bed requiring the same number of bulbs or plants as a round bed 7 feet in diameter. 



Bulbs or Plants Required at Stated Distances Apart. 



Diameter 



Planted 



Planted 



Planted 



Planted 



Planted 



OF 



4 IN. 



. Hft. 



1 FT. 



IMft. 



2 ft. 



Round Bed 



APART 



APART 



APART 



APART 



APART 



3 feet 



65 



30 



8 







4 •' 



125 



50 



13 



7 





5 " 



175 



83 



21 



10 





6 " 



265 



118 



30 



15 



8 



7 " 



350 



158 



40 



20 



10 



8 " 



460 



206 



52 



25 



13 



10 " 



720 



325 



82 



40 



20 



12 " 



1020 



456 



115 



57 



30 



14 " 



1400 



615 



155 



78 



40 



16 " 



1820 



810 



202 



100 



50 



18 '■ 



2290. 



1020 



255 



126 



64 



20 •• 



2840 



1260 



315 



156 



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