PRUNING PEGGED-DOWN ROSES. 67 
a few vigorous shoots are originated, and these, derqop ng 
strongly, will bloom freely the following summer without 
further pruning save to remove the soft, unripe tips. If 
pruned back to basal buds, strong successional shoots will be 
roduced, and these may be tied down as indicated by the 
otted lines (Fig. 31, p. 69). 
PICTORIAL PRACTICE.—PLAIN HINTS IN FEW WORDS. 
FIG. 30.—PEGGED-DOWN ROSES.—II. LONG PRUNING. 
E maiden, planted and cut down: f, point of shortening to the 
ground in the spring after planting; /, vigorous growths 
developing in summer. 
I’, two years old plant which has not produced strong and long shoots 
for pegging down in the first season: m, points of cutting close 
in so as to induce vigorous shoots to push in the following sum- 
mer ; ”, shoots developing as a result of cutting back to two buds. | 
G, three years old plant (F a year older) with shoots pegged down and 
young growths developing from their base: 0, strong and long 
shoots of the previous year shortened and pegged down; 2, 
vigorous growths issuing from their base. 
H, a pegged-down, long-pruned Rose showing that the object is to 
cover the space evenly with vigorous flowering growths: g, con- 
tinuation shoots; r, growths left long for filling up space; s, 
shoots spur pruned because space does not permit of long pruning 
being adopted in their case. 
I, a fully formed, long-pruned, peggededown Rose after pruning : 
t, main branches; #, subsidiary branches left at the previous 
pruning to fill up the space ; v, basal growths always reserved so 
that a worn-out branch can be cut clean out and replaced by a 
young, vigorous shoot. 
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