tie groves, or mixed in the shrubbery.' 
Every shrub, according to its disposition, 
or manner of growth and size, ought to be 
trained on single stems, and pruned with 
a sharp knife, cutting clean and close, so 
that the stump of the branch may not be 
observed, nor any unpleasant roughness 
remain. It is entirely inconsistent with the 
true method of improved modern English 
Gardening when all shrubs are indiscrimi- 
nately treated alike — clipped round with 
a pair of shears, and sitting upon the ground 
like hay-cocks. The only tool required is 
a good pruning knife, which must be used 
with judiciousness and care. 
Clusters of HollyhockvS, and some of the 
taller *herbaceous plants, such as the Bee 
Larkspur, Perennial Sun Flowers, Bud- 
beck ias, Monk’s Hood, Golden Rod, Asters, 
or Starworts, commonly called Michaelmas 
Daisies, Wall Flowers, Scarlet Lychness, 
Sweet William, Iris, or Flower de Luce, 
with many other beautiful flowering plants, 
may be planted promiscuously in shrub- 
beries, and will add greatly to the liveliness 
of the borders in August and September, 
when very few shrubs are in blossom. 
Persons who wish to keep a collection of 
native or indigenous plants, should allot a 
