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to be in an unhealthy condition, let it be taken up, 
the old soil removed, and replace with fresh loam 
and manure. Examine and trim the roots, and 
carefully remove all the suckers before re-planting, 
Marcu.—If the summer-blooming Roses have 
been pruned as directed last month, proceed at once 
with the Hybrid Perpetuals, Bourbons, and the 
hardiest of the Noisettes. The moderate, and even 
free-growing Hybrid Perpetuals will require rather 
close pruning, and the dwarf varieties in this class 
must be cut down hard, the closer the better, pro- 
vided a good eye is secured. There are many 
varieties in this class which have an erect habit of 
growth, the shoots being crowded together, and the 
blooms only seen at the top of the plant. A little 
assistance by tying out the branches will be 
necessary to make such assume a more branching 
appearance, and by this means handsomely formed 
heads of a good size may be obtained of all the 
compact-growing kinds. Pillar Roses should be 
pruned into a pyramidal form. Commence by 
training up one strong shoot, and keep the side 
branches well pruned in, Attend to plants in pots, 
and have them trained to the form desired as they 
are growing. Look well after grubs, and fumigate 
to destroy green-fly. 
Aprit.—Tea-scented and China Roses may now 
be pruned: let the whole of this work be dispatched 
as soon as possible. See that the beds are properly 
forked and dressed. Mulch newly planted Roses ; 
a little short straw, hay, or manure put upon the 
