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shortened to fill up the bare part. The thinning should 

 be done in Summer, as advised above, and the pruning, 

 if required, in March. 



The Moss Roses should be pruned in February or 

 March, and should have all dead wood removed and all 

 old shoots thinned out. The new base shoots together 

 with the best lateral shoots of the two-year-old wood 

 should be retained, and shortened to some four or five 

 buds, the bush when finished being ij to 2 feet high, 

 or in the case of stronger growers a little higher. 



The Provence Roses are pruned in the same manner 

 as the foregoing, and at the same time of year, but they 

 should be cut a little shorter, the bush never exceeding 

 2 feet high when finished. 



Miniature Provence Roses are pruned in February and 

 March, thinned out and cut down to within 5 or 6 inches 

 of the ground, the essential being that the plant shall be 

 well shaped when in bloom. 



The hybrid China Roses should be pruned early in 

 March, and as they are excellent for large bushes they 

 may have their shoots left from 4 to 6 feet long. The 

 side shoots on the two- and three-year-old wood should 

 be cut back to three or four eyes, and the old wood 

 thinned out. 



The French and Damask Roses are of two kinds, 

 those of which the type is " Lady Curzon," and those 

 like " Rosa Mundi." The former class is best treated 

 as pillar Roses or tall bushes, and should therefore be 

 left long, the shoots merely needing thinning out, the 

 best side shoots and the best one- and two-year wood 

 being kept. The second class should be similarly 

 treated, but should be kept down to about 2j or 3 feet 

 high. Prune early in March. 



Rosa Alba makes a good bush or bushy pillar, and 

 should have all the weak wood severely cut out. These 

 Roses produce their finest flowers on the side shoots 



