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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURJy: . 



As (gooseberries bear their fruit on the 

 two-year-old wood it is necessary to always 

 keep a few strong sihoots growing to keep 

 up the head and renew the bearing wood. 

 Tliese shoots are shortened back next year 

 to produce lateral fruit-bearing branches. 

 In short the bush should be trimmed to have 

 say five leading branches placed at ecjual 

 distance from each other, with the center 

 open 'to avoid density and confusion. 



Roses recjuire hard cutting back, ])articu- 

 larly hybrifl perpetual s. h'ully two-thirds 

 of last season's growth of wood should be 

 ren:ove(l. This hard cutting back and 

 thinning out weak growth induces such a 

 vigorous groAvtli aiud large sappy foliage 

 tliat insects do not molest them, but leave 

 them for weaker foliage. The blooms will 

 also be larger and sweeter scented, l)otb 

 qualities greatly to be desired and produced 

 by severe cutting 'back. 



Persian Yellow and Austrian roses sIkjuUI 

 only be prunetl every second year, while the 

 Crimson Ranvbler type of roses require no 

 ])runing bevonid removal of weak or dead 

 wood, or the removal of a branch growing 

 where it is not desired. 



Climbing roses of the Prairie type require 

 sliarpl)- spurring liack, and long leading 

 branches should be cut back to firm wood 



by thinning out into branches or canes of 

 similar thickness. Disbudding roses, or 

 rubbing off those buds not wanted prevents 

 after confusion and economises saj). When 

 cutting back the shoots cut close to an eye, 

 leaving as far as jjossible full pluni]» l)uds a5 



7. 



Rose Trimmed 



miore likely to produce flowers. Cut also 

 those pointing outwards as more likely to 

 give a handsome shape. jNIoss, Provence, 

 Damask and Austrian roses should be cut 

 back to within two or three eyes of the riper 

 wood. Mgorous growing kinds do not re- 

 quire too close pruning, but weaker grow- 

 ing kinds should be severelv cut l>ack. 



HOW TO PLANT STRAWBERRIES 



J. O. DUKE, OLINDA, OXT. 



IX planting large patches of strawberries 

 I have had the best results by simply 

 plowin.g a furroAv across the field and set- 

 ting the plants against the land side of the 

 furrow, which is filled in at once on the re- 

 turn of the plo'w, marking out going one 

 way across the field and filling in the furrow 

 coming back. Si.x men caii plant as fast 

 as one man with a team can mark out and 

 1 il in, thus i)lanting quite a large patch in a 

 day. 



The furrows should be about four feet 



apart and n-.ost varieties ma_\- be planted 

 three feet apart in the row, though some 

 kinds, like Michael's Early, which produce 

 man.v plants, can go four or five, while Bu- 

 bach and Clyde, which are not heavy plant 

 producers, should be planted i8 to 20 inches. 

 Strawberries planted in this manner should 

 be cnltixiated and well hoed within a week 

 of planting, then cultivated often enough 

 during the summer to keep them free from 

 weeds and grass. Care should always be 

 taken wdien cultivating to run the cultivator 



