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W'luMi niakinti the tuts, liave in mind the futurt' sliapc of the 

 bush and cut to a bud pointini; in the direction tlial you wisli 

 it to dex'elop. In i^cneral, cut to a bud pointing- outwards, for 

 it is desirable to keej) the center of the bush ojxmi. If the cut is 

 made too far from the bud an unsit^htly stub is left. If too close, 

 the l)ud ma\' die. Make the cut about one-eighth of an inch 

 abo\'e the l)ud. 



Ilyhrid Perpeluals 



With Hybrid Perpeuals, pruning procedure is much the same 

 as tliat outUned above, except that, because they are in general 

 nmch more vigorous, Hybrid Perpetuals, when pruned, would 

 ai^pear to have twice as much growth left as Hybrid Teas pruned 

 on the same principle In some cases, it may be desirable, in- 

 stead of pruning back so severely, to adopt a method that is so 

 commonly used in England — that of pegging down to the ground 

 (so as to form an arch) the long canes of the preceding year, thus 

 h)rcing into growth the buds along the whole length of the cane. 

 This [)ractice is usually product i\^e of an enormous quantity of 

 (lowei's, btit not much in th.e wa\' of (juality. 



PolydHthds, Bourbons, Cliinas, and Others 



Roses belonging in the Polyantha, Bourbon, and China groups 

 need \-ery little prunirg be\ond the removal of dead and worn- 

 out wood. Idle same is true of climbing, rambler, and pillar 

 roses in the spring. The climl)ing roses of the large-flowered 

 ty|)e, such as Dr. \'an Meet and Breeze Hill, may, if necessarv, 

 be [)runed to keej) them within bounds and to remove old worn- 

 out wood. Rambler loses — the small bunch-flowered type — of 

 course will have to be pruned during the summer immediately 

 after flowering and any pruning in spring' is restricted to cutting 

 back, very lightly, the unripe tij)s of the canes. Pillar roses and 

 climbing Hybrid Teas as a rule need but little pruning other 

 than the removal of old worn-out w^ood and spindling branches. 



Walk warily when i)iuning such roses as Soleil d'Or, Juliet, the 

 Austrian Briers, and "s[jecies" roses, such as R. Ilugonis. These 

 need very little i)runi:ig other than removal of branches that 

 cross and rub, and pirhaj^s occasionally some slight thinning. 



