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of manure on the soil ox'er llieir roots. If orowin^ on a i)illar, 

 the canes are tied close ly and covered with cornstalks. If trained 

 on a fence, the canes are taken down, tied tot^ether and wrai)i3ed 

 in cornstalks or similar material; or they may be covered with 

 earth. 



Prunhig ' 



In Sprino. The a't of rose i:)runini^ can be learned (|uite 

 readily by anyone of a\'era^c intelliL;ence. All that is needed 

 is a .u<)od ,^rasp ol the principles underhin;^ pruning, u])on which 

 to proceed t houghtfulK', with tlu' understanding that although 

 rules are helpful, each ])lant must be considered as an indi\-i(lual 

 and primed accordingly. 



It ma\' be acce[)ted without (|uestion that ])i-uning is necessary 

 it best results are to be obtained. When there is a ditTerence of 

 opinion, it usually relates to the extent and severity of the 

 pruning. 



I*runing, as defined b\' Dr. L. H. Bailey, is "the removal of a 

 part ot the plant h)r the purpose of bettering the remaining part 

 or its [MTxlucts." Thus, \)y ])runing, we lessen the struggle for 

 existence between the branches of the individual rose plant, and, 

 as a consec]uence, improve the (juality of the liowers. Pruning 

 is a very important factor of aid in the contiol of plant diseases. 

 The youth ot the rose bush may be renewed by pruning; it is 

 necessary to j^revent the bushes from attaining an unwieldv size, 

 and likewdse to main t; in a shapely plant free from th(> legginess 

 that is natural to most un pruned rose \arieties. 



It has been said that one of the reasons h)r ]")runing is to lessen 

 the struggle for existence between the branches that are pro- 

 duced by the rose. As an illustration of this we will assume that 

 in the sjiring the average rose bush has 100 or more growth buds, 

 all ot which are capable of producing branches. As a matter of 

 lact, not every one of these buds will develop, because those 

 toward the to[) of the bush will "hog" the supply of sa]) with the 

 result that some of the buds lower down will fail to grow. But 



''Hie remarks «n pruning;, so far as ihvv ai)|)l\- (o sprint;- vvorlv, arc an 

 ailaptalion of an address, .^ivrn l)y ihr writer under (he aus[)ices of the Ameri- 

 can Rose Society, tiroadcast on Marrli 1.S, \9M, through the \VJ / studio 

 ol ihe National Broadcastiii}.; Company. 



