This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ...during the current year, and the pruning consists of cutting out the weaker shoots and shortening the stronger ones considerably. Thus certain Spiraeas may be 3 or 4 feet high, with twenty or thirty branches springing from one rootstock. The branches may be reduced by one-third or one-half, and the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ...during the current year, and the pruning consists of cutting out the weaker shoots and shortening the stronger ones considerably. Thus certain Spiraeas may be 3 or 4 feet high, with twenty or thirty branches springing from one rootstock. The branches may be reduced by one-third or one-half, and the remainder shortened to a height of 9 or 12 inches. The following plants are treated in this way: Spiraea japonica and varieties, S. Menziesii, S. Douglasi, S. salicifolia, S. Margaritae, S. Nobleana, S. betulina, Hydrangea paniculata and its variety grandiflora, H. arborescens, Hypericums in variety (the pruning here must be modified according to the species), Tamarix pentandra, Buddleia variabilis, and Clematis davidiana. Clematis Jackmanii and C. lanuginosa and C. Viticella varieties may be pruned hard at the same time, about the end of February. Shrubs to Prune after Flowering.--Shrubs which bloom on wood matured the previous year should be pruned as soon as the flowers fade, but in no case must pruning be carried on during autumn or winter. (The reason why that fine winter-flowering climber Jasminum nudiflorum fails to flower satisfactorily is that it is pruned in autumn, and all the flowering shoots are thus cut away.) In this section, pruning consists of cutting away the flowering shoots, frequently to within a few buds of the base, or removing old, worn-out branches to make room for young ones. Shrubs requiring this treatment are Forsythia suspensa, Jasminum nudiflorum, Prunus triloba flore pleno, Prunus japonica flore pleno, double-flowered Peaches when grown as bush plants, Phila delphus Lemoinei and all other Philadelphuses of the same type. The Brooms should be cut over as soon as the flowers fade, but in no case should they be cut...
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