CLIBRANS’ LIST OF FLOWERING SHRUBS, 1909-10. 
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EVERGREEN, DECIDUOUS and 
FLOWERING SHRUBS. 
Lovely effects may be attained by the judicious use of many of our evergreen, 
deciduous, ornamental flowering and fruiting Shrubs. Upon the various forms 
of Shrubs, perhaps more than any other class of plant, we are dependent for the 
beauty of our gardens and pleasure grounds. Why it should continue to be so 
common a practice of using such objects as common Privet, Laurels, &c., for the 
planting of gardens and pleasure grounds to the almost total exclusion of the many 
beautiful and highly ornamental Shrubs of other families is a mystery. Whatever 
effect may be required, either an evergreen appearance, floral beauty, spring or 
autumn tints, or plants producing ornamental fruits, can easily be obtained by 
the use of a careful and judicious selection of shrubs. 
The following pages will be found to contain a select and comprehensive 
collection of all that is choicest and best in shrubs, many of them of great rarity ; 
we commend their perusal to all lovers of Shrubs and admirers of natural beauty. 
Photo} A Pretty Scene in the Grounds of St. John’s College, Oxford. [Clibrans 
PRUNING OF SHRUBS. — To be successful, this operation requires a considerable amount of 
care and knowledge of the subjects to be dealt with. 
Summer pruning can be carried out with advantage immediately the flowering season is 
over, on plants that produce flowers on wood of the previous year’s growth. We refer to such 
subjects as Philadelphus, Deutzias, Forsythias, Lilacs, Weigelas, &c., in these cases pruning 
should be confined to the cutting away of old wood that has produced flowers and so admit 
light and air to throw increased strength into the growth that will produce flowers during the 
following season. 
Winter pruning can be performed satisfactorily on Shrubs that flower on the current season’s 
young growth, and also on other subjects if they have exceeded the space allotted them. 
