546 THE PLEASURE-GARDEN. [Oct. 
Prune Flowering Shrubs. 
This is a very proper season to prune roses, lilacs, honeysuckles, 
and indeed all kinds of hardy trees and shrubs, whether deciduous 
or evergreen. Let this be performed with a sharp knife, and not 
with garden shears, as sometimes practised. But to avoid repetition 
I refer you for further instructions on this head to page 165. 
All suckers which arise from the roots should now be taken clean 
away, for when suffered to remain they starve the old plants and 
prevent their flowering; many kinds of shrubs, for instance the lilac, 
will send forth great numbers of suckers from their roots, which if 
not annually taken off will spread over the ground to the great in- 
jury of your plants. These suckers, if wanted, may be planted in 
nursery-rows, for a year or two, and will then answer for renewing 
the old or for forming new plantations. 
Forming New Ornamental Plantations, Sfc. 
This being a very proper season for laying out and planting plea- 
sure grounds, I refer you for general information on these subjects 
to page 63, &c. which though given in a month not favourable for 
such work, in the middle or eastern states, I considered it a period 
in which there would be leisure time for contemplating the designs, 
and making preparations for the carrying of them into execution, on 
the opening of spring. 
All kinds of hardy deciduous trees and shrubs may be planted as 
soon in this month as they shall have shed their leaves; the ever- 
green kinds may be planted towards the latter end thereof, always, 
but particularly for the latter, making choice of moist or cloudy 
weather, if such should occur in due season. 
In this place I think it proper to remark, that I always have had 
belter success in the planting of evergreens in general, when done 
in the spring of the year, immediately before their vegetation com- 
menced, than at any other season. 
The early part of next month will be an excellent time, to plant 
all kinds of deciduous forest-trees, and flowering shrubs, 8cc. that 
shall not have shed their foliage before that time. 
For general directions respecting the best methods of planting 
trees and shrubs of every kind, see page 301. 
Propagate Trees and Shrubs. 
Various kinds of trees and shrubs, growing in the pleasure-ground, 
borders, &c. may now be propag ted by suckers, layers, and cuttings; 
but having described the methods of doing this in the Nursery for 
March, a repetition is unnecessary in this place. 
