. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 160 The American Florist. Mar. /, in the remainder of the soil when the water has thoroughly soaked away. As a rule, in autumn planting, a watering as above advised is good practice. On the subject of pruning a good deal could be said, as it seems a some- thing but little understood. When set- ting a tree or ghrub it is necessary to prune should there be a partial loss of roots, which there is usually. The cut- ting away of some of the top equalizes the loss of roots, enabling the latter to sustain the remainder o
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 160 The American Florist. Mar. /, in the remainder of the soil when the water has thoroughly soaked away. As a rule, in autumn planting, a watering as above advised is good practice. On the subject of pruning a good deal could be said, as it seems a some- thing but little understood. When set- ting a tree or ghrub it is necessary to prune should there be a partial loss of roots, which there is usually. The cut- ting away of some of the top equalizes the loss of roots, enabling the latter to sustain the remainder of the branches. It does not matter what part of the top is cut away, so there is a lessening of the whole. It may be a thinning out of branches only, or a shortening in of same, or a cutting away entirely of some of the lower ones, but in whatever shape the pruning is done, keep steadily in view the forming of a shapely tree or bush. Cut away any bruised roots, leaving a clean, smooth surface, as at these extrem- ities the new fibers come. Summer is by far the best time to prune trees, yet win- ter is nearly always selected for the work. If we pinch out the top of a growing shoot the side buds burst into growth at once, giving two, three or four shoots in the place of the one, and in this way bushiness is had in a very short time. But when the shoot is dormant, as it is in winter, a cutting away of its top is an invitation to it to make another leader, stronger than ever. Many an overgrown tree, now an eyesore to its owner, would have been a source of pleasure to him had summer pruning been followed instead of that of winter. The same rule applies to shrubs that has been suggested for trees, but it must not be forgotten that nearly all shrubs flower from shoots of the previous season's growth, hence care to preserve a sufficient number of them must be exercised. I must surely bring these notes to an end, as I spoke of doing awhile ago, but before doing so would like to speak of
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