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permit, be dressed and pruned forthwith. In small gar- 

 dens, where these are generally attached to the walls and 

 fences, neatness should be a very particular object. If any 

 of such bushes have got strong and irregular, the most 

 proper method to bring them to order, will be to cut down 

 each alternate shoot of the bush to within a few inches of 

 the surface, thereby renovating it, and, in part, preserving 

 the flowers. Those that are cut down will put out several 

 luxuriant shoots, which must be regularly tacked in, 

 spreading them in a fan shape. These, in another year, 

 will flower well, when the others may go through the same 

 operation. Thus, in two or three years, the bushes will 

 have resumed a different, and more agreeable aspect. By 

 the above treatment, these ornaments of the garden will 

 always have a neat and healthful appearance, and the roses 

 will be much finer. Where they are intended for the bor- 

 ders, they should never be allowed to get too high. In a 

 border from four to six feet, they ought never to exceed 

 four feet at the back of the border, and in front one foot, 

 after being pruned ; they can be kept down by the above 

 method. It is not advisable to cut down rose bushes all at 

 once, unless no regard is paid to flowering. The roses that 

 are in grass plats, and interspersed through the garden, 

 would have a superior appearance in every respect, if they 

 were kept and trimmed like small trees. They may be of 

 different sizes and heights, according to the distance they 

 are from the walk. A single stem may arise from six 

 inches to six feet, with a head in proportion to the height 

 of the stem. Where it is necessary to have them above 

 two feet, and likewise to carry a good head, inoculation 

 must be resorted to, which, in the months of July and Au- 

 gust, will be fully treated of. All under two feet (except 

 the weak growing kinds) will do on their own stems, tak- 

 ing care not to allow shoots to arise from the bottom during 

 the summer. For directions for pruning climbing roses, 

 see March and April. - 



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As soon as the frost is out of the ground, these should be 

 planted if the soil is not too wet. Where soil is binding, 



