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on dwarf stocks than on those of four or five feet in height. In some 

 cases they are shy growers, and apt to overflower their strength. 

 This is obviated by close pruning, as the strongest shoots come from 

 the crown ; and as it is the interest of the grower to get wood in 

 this class, the last year's shoots should be cut away pretty freely. 

 Under this head may be classed a few of the best Moss Roses, and 

 many Hybrid Perpetuals, Damask Perpetuals, and some of the Bour- 

 bon tribe. 



A few words on pruning Yellow-brier Roses, and I have done. 

 Roses of this class are peculiar in their flowering, and therefore re- 

 quire peculiar pruning. They are very early bloomers, and make no 

 wood previous to flowering. They generally put forth the leaf and 

 bud about one time ; it is therefore necessary that as much as possible 

 of last year's wood be retained, particularly the ends of the branches, 

 from whence most of the flowers proceed. The method that must 

 be pursued in order to get as much flowering wood as possible, is not 

 to prune them when other Roses are pruned, but shortly after they 

 have done flow^ering, leaving three or four branches a little shortened. 

 The rest must be cut well back, when they w^ill make good flowering 

 wood the remainder of the season, and ripen it well. 



GRAND TRIAL EXHIBITIONS, OPEN TO ALL ENGLAND. 



NORTHERN v. SOUTHERN RAISED CARNATIONS AND 

 PICOTEES. 



The exhibition for the Southern division was held at the Royal Nur- 

 sery, Slough, on July 25th, This exhibition, which was instituted 

 for the purpose of testing the merits of northern and southern raised 

 Carnations and Picotees, had excited considerable interest amongst 

 the growers of these flowers before the show, and a fine display 

 was the result. Nearly thirty stands were put up for competition, 

 independently of a large number of blooms for class-shewing. From 

 the following aw^ards it w^ill be seen that southern-raised flowers 

 gained the day both in Carnations and Picotees. 



Northern-raised Carnations, 6 blooms : 1st, Mr. Turner, Slough, 

 for Admiral Curzon, Princess (Taylor), Premier (Millwood), Cradley 

 Pet, Splendour, and Lord Milton ; 2d, Mr. Barringer, Bedford, for 

 Paul Pry, King of Scarlets, Admiral Curzon, Lord Milton, Premier, 

 and Lovely Ann ; 3d, Mr. Dodwell, Derby, for Premier, Admiral 

 Curzon, Seedling, Beauty of Woodhouse, Squire Trow, and Pyracan- 

 thus; 4th, Mr. Bragg, Slough, for Defiance, Squire Trow, Henry 

 Kirke White, Paul Pry, King of Scarlets, and Beauty of Woodhouse ; 

 5th, Mr. Willmer, Sunbury, for King of Scarlets, Victory, True Bri- 

 ton, Squire Meynell, Rainbow, and Queen of England. 



Southern Carnations : 1st, Mr. Turner, for Duncan (May), Justice 

 Shallow (May), Princess Royal (Puxley), Howard (Puxley), Owen 

 Glendower (May), and Lorenzo (May) ; 2d, Mr. Bragg, for Flora's 



