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but the shortening the branches leave till April, as the bud to which 

 the branch is cut may be destroyed by frost, &c. ; this would neces- 

 sarily produce the very growth these directions, when attended to, will 

 prevent. 



" With erect-growing varieties, as Mrs. Elliott (H.P.), Madle. Arme, 

 &c., the shape of the plants, wdien young, may be often much im- 

 proved by ligatures, training the branches into a more outward 

 direction. 



"In shortening the shoots of the majority of Hybrid Perpetuals, 

 four or five eyes should be left; but when of luxuriant growth, as 

 Louis Bonaparte, &c. shorten the branches to about half their length, 

 and with the more robust summer-blooming varieties, take off about 

 one-third only, keeping the centre of the head well thinned; any thing 

 like short pruning, with such subjects, being productive of abundant 

 wood and scanty blossoms. 



"In the short-growing Hybrid Perpetuals and Bourbons two or 

 three eyes are sufficient to be left ; in the tender Tea- scented and 

 Chinas, all weakly growth should be removed, and the shortening 

 the branches must be performed with care ; and, as in several varieties 

 the eyes are far apart (recollecting the previous directions), the ama- 

 teur must use his own discretion. 



" Dwarf, Moss, and Provence Roses can scarcely be pruned too 

 severely ; the Persian Yellow and the other Austrian Briers too slightly, 

 as not more than about an inch of the point of the shoots must be 

 removed, as these varieties bloom only on wood of one year old. 



" Before concluding, it may be remarked that summer pruning is 

 often desirable, and frequently saves much trouble. This may be 

 effected to a great extent by cutting the blossoms for ornament, or when 

 decaying ; and several varieties, such as Hybrid Perpetuals, William 

 Jesse, Duchess of Sutherland, &c. mil, by reducing a moiety of their 

 branches to one half their length in July, be much more certain to 

 give autumnal blossoms; besides w^hich, much unseemly growth may 

 be easily checked w^hen in a young state ; and it may be, in conclu- 

 sion, remarked, that the form it, is most essential budded lioses should 

 assume is that of an expanded inverted umbrella, w^hich insures the 

 perfect ripening of the wood, and consequent certainty of bloom. 

 Supposing these operations are to be performed on wood one year 

 old, the pruning scissors and a knife are all the tools required; where 

 older wood is to be removed, a double-toothed hey-hole saw will be 

 requisite, not neglecting to make clean cuts with the knife after 

 woimds made by either of the other instruments." 



Last of all, we have Glennys National Sheet Almanack. Why he 

 has taken Mr. Edwards's title, we are at a loss to conceive ; and it 

 looks unfair towards that gentleman. Of errors it has enough. Fuchsia 

 is spelt Fuschia in every instance, and it contains nothing of any im- 

 portance. 



