The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-01

will be to cut away part Of tho previous
years growth. Special attention will.
OF course. have 70 be paid TO the bal-
ance Of the plant and the operator
must. as far MS circumstances Will per-
init. strive TO give Il a natural and
graceful form. II the plan; has at
tanned the desired size. the old ahoots
can be thinned out and cut back to
suit the situation and taste Of the par
ties Immediately concerned, and 10 VIII
be found that young shoots Will at
once develop and be In the proper con-
dition to yield an abundance OF lowcrs
the ensuing year. a specimen con thus
be kept in good shape ana form for
many years without any apparent
change In its size. In mixed shrub
berry this method Is Of great advantage.
as Il limits each plant to It's allotted
space and prevents Il from oncroaching
on It's neighbor. or obscurlng from
view many Of the finer but less robust
growing shrubs.
Many people are under the impress
sion that such shrubs as hardy azaloas.
rhododcndrous. etc, cannot be success
fully pruned. but such Is by no means
the case. have myself found Il quite
practicable. by judicious and careful
pruning. to transform. In a few years.
tall. gaunt. unshapcly plants OF the
kinds Just named into beautiful and de-
sirablo specimens. The pruning OF this
class Of shrubs should also be executed
Immediately after they have done flow
crng. and II will be found. as stated
above. that young shoots will at once
develop and be In the proper condition
to yield nm abundance Of flowers when
the appropriate time arrives.
Later towering shrubs. such ns al
theas. hydrangeaa. Roginia hisplda.
clcrodcudron. scrotinum. etc. should
be prunCd In the winter time, Summer
pruning would indeed be highly luiuri-
oun In this case. for the simple reason
that by cutting away any OF the young
growths We would. in most Instances.
be mutllatlng that part OF the shrub on
which the flowers are produced Win
ter pruning Is a comparatively moro
simple operation than summer pruning
from the fact that az this season plants
can be- cut back to almost nny part, and
In the spring young shoots will break
away and produce profuslon Of bios.
SONS ut the proper time.
For shrubs having an effect from
their fruit or foliage. such "a borbcrry.
ounonymus. callloarpa. mahonla. etc, I
would recommend winter pruning. II
/ trimmed In the summer time II gives
them stunted appearance. which
mars the beauty OF their foliage Mt a
time when Il shows to the best advan-
tnge and II most appreciated.
II will be observed that In the fore
going remarks the pruning OF Towering
shrubs Is simply treated In n general
manner. OF course. It goes without
saying that It would be almost impossl-
bic. and especially In short article like
/ the present. to lay down a hard and
fast rule that would apply In all CAGES.
for the fact is that In order to obtain
tho best results. each species requires
| apocial treatment n thorough knowl-
edge OF which can only be acquired by
practice and training. II. however, the
hints glyen above be attended to. blum
dcrlng In pruning. ana the failure and
disappointment consequent thereon
can, TO n very great extent, be ayortod
and many a shrubhcry can be trans
formed from n chaotic mass into 9
thing OF beauty-at once pleasing TO IN,
eye and an ornament In the landscape
American Gardening.