PRUNING, TRAINING, AND REDDING. 101 



and the new shoots, as soon as they liave attained suffi- 

 cient length, should be i)egged down, so as to cover the 

 whole ground. The branches thus laid dow n will give 

 abundant flowers throughout their whole lenglli, and from 

 each bud a strong-rooted shoot will be thiown up, nnd 

 being prune* 1 down close in the autumn, will be rea-ly to 

 produce a strong and bearing shoot another year. If 

 they become too close and crowded, the new shoots can 

 be partially cut away. North of Baltimore, these Roses 

 will need protection in the winter. This can be done by 

 covering the bed with sand, several inches deep, or by 

 taking up the plants, cutting them down, heeling them in 

 in a dry cellar, or potiing them for a green-house. 



