SUMMARY OF TREATME^'T. 5D1 



IT. J^foss Hoses require the same severe pruning as the above, and a light 

 rich soil ; pruning one-half in May, the other in October, in order to 

 have a succession of flowers. Propagate by layers and budding in 

 July ; graft in March. Some of the new perpetual mosses are very 

 beautiful ; as Madame Ory, dwarf and compact, of deep rose ; Salet, 

 pale rose. To insiu-e a free bloom in autumn, shift and replant in 

 fresh compost in November. 



III. Hybrid Provence Roses. — Prune moderately short ; propagate by bud- 



ding and layers in July, and by grafting in Mai'ch. Robust, vigorous 

 roses, requiring good soil enriched with manure. 



IV. Rosa alba. — Prune closely as a standard ; propagate by budding and 



layers in July and August ; graft in March. 

 V. The French Rose {Rosa (jallica). —Prune moderately short, and cut 

 out all spray-like shoots ; propagate by budding and layers in July 

 and August ; graft in March : mulch round the stems, and water 

 with manure-water in dry weather. 

 VI. nyhrid China. — Prime moderately short; shorten strong branches, 

 and cut out the smaller shoots ; propagate by budding and layers in 

 July and August, by cuttings from September to November ; graft 

 in March ; mulch the surface round the stem in winter with good 

 rich manure, adding to it as the blooming season approaches. 

 VII. Hybrid Bourbons. — Prune moderately short ; propagate by layers and 

 budding in July and August, by cuttings from November to De- 

 cember ; graft in March. 

 VIII. Austrian BHers. — Little pruning required ; only shorten the shoots 

 and thin out old wood, leaving young wood untouched ; propagate 

 by cuttings and budding in July and August. It requires a rather 

 moist soil, and dry pure air, and little manure. 

 IX. BanJcsian Roses bloom on the previous year's wood. Prune in July, 

 when the season is over, and it will produce bearing-wood in the 

 autumn : propagate by c\ittings in May and September. It requires 

 a wall, and should be on its own roots : blooms freely in dry soil. 

 X. Hardy Climbing Roses require little pruning ; but thin out old wood 

 as soon as the blooming season is over : the after-growth will furnish 

 bearing wood for next season. 

 XI. Damash Ferpetuals. — Prune moderately in June, and again in Novem- 

 ber ; propagate by budding and layers in July, graft in March : a 

 dry soil, with an annual supply of manure on the surface, and tho 

 soil just stirred in November. 

 XII. Hybrid Ferpetuals. —Prune very close in summer ; propagate by bud- 

 ding from June till September, and by layers in July and August ; 

 graft in March. In June cut off half the number of clusters showing 

 themselves : these will bloom again in August. Towards the end of 

 February cut off from each vigorous shoot of the preceding summer 

 two-thirds of its length, and from weaker ones two-thirds, cutting out 



