. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. Pig. 6.—Briar in its Natural State as dug up from Hedge-row. Kg. ^Briar with Boot and Top Pruned for Planting. Pig. 8.—Briar with Eoot and Top grown on towards Buddable Condition. briars must precede the planting, and extend to the roots as well as the tops. The former are often represented by large pieces of underground stems (Fig. 6). These may generally be shortened back to within three or four inches of the root-stocks or boles. The tops may also in most cases be shortened back so as to leave the stem tolerably straight (Fig. 7). All snags shoul
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. Pig. 6.—Briar in its Natural State as dug up from Hedge-row. Kg. ^Briar with Boot and Top Pruned for Planting. Pig. 8.—Briar with Eoot and Top grown on towards Buddable Condition. briars must precede the planting, and extend to the roots as well as the tops. The former are often represented by large pieces of underground stems (Fig. 6). These may generally be shortened back to within three or four inches of the root-stocks or boles. The tops may also in most cases be shortened back so as to leave the stem tolerably straight (Fig. 7). All snags should also be cut or sawn clean off by the stem. The best implements for this sort of work are a small hand-bill and a handy pruning- saw. Best Place for Briar Stocks—To grow Dog- rose stocks well, the soil should be equal to that re- commended for Eose-trees. They have been accus- tomed to endure hardness on banks and in hedge- rows ; but in the budding-grounds they must have something good to feed upon, if they are to form strong foster-mothers for the coming Eoser. A nice snug border in the kitchen garden suits them well. the root-stump into the earth a foot, or so, and treading the soil firmly around its stem, the stan- dard briar bears the wind with impunity. But on no account should they be planted more than half that depth, treading them in firmly after being filled up. There should always be two to plant briar standards —one to use the spade, and the other to place and hold up the briar until the earth makes it secure. Amateurs who plant a moderate number of briars should stake each one, or run a rail attached to a few tall posts along the line to keep the briars in position, not only when planted, but afterwards when they have formed heads. Disbudding and the Bemoval of Suckers. —After planting, nothing more wUl be required tiU the spring. So soon as the buds begin to appear, all should be removed but two or three of the most forward and best-placed on the briar
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