OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



The rule has sometimes been given to cut away 

 everything until the pith shows white. The method 

 quoted is preferable, as it is often difficult to judge 

 the condition of the pith and it is easy to prune 

 low later, no harm being done by leaving the cane 

 longer; this is equally true of climbers. 



Quite a number of varieties have the unfortunate 

 habit of throwing out one or perhaps two very large 

 growths on one side of the plant, the opposite side 

 being correspondingly immature and weak. In such 

 cases, in order to balance the plant, particularly for 

 succeeding years, cut back the one or two large 

 growths very "wickedly," one or two eyes being 

 the proper distance. Cut out all but the best of the 

 remaining weaker stems, and after growth has com- 

 menced do not allow the stalks on the strong canes 

 to get beyond control. This treatment will serve 

 to equalize the growths on such plants. 



In England, where the cold does not kill back the 

 canes so far, the Hybrid Teas are pruned to a greater 

 number of eyes. Pemberton, for example, advises 

 leaving Caroline Testout from two to three feet, but 

 in our climate this rose would be killed back to a foot 

 or less and in the north to an even greater degree. 



Pruning is usually done after the main body of 



frost has left the ground. Where frost does not 



occur pruning should be done at the season of the 



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