In the Garden Modern theorists emphasise more and more the
value of pruning in summer rather than in winter ; but such advice is largely Ills' regarded ; and the present prospects of a late spring give an unusual opportunity both for making good pruning omissions and for sprartig with winter tar distillate washes which are more and more strong]! recommended. The less standard trees are pruned the better if they were given a comely start, but bush trees must be pruned if only because of space, and the general advice given by specialists is to cut back too pushful young shoots to two buds on weak growers and four buds on strong growers. The winter moth is said to be von' prevalent, especially iii the west, and is very destructive. Grease' banding is the one defence and in this late season may still be dot"
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