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back the shoots, and their young shoots should not be 

 tied until thoroughly ripened. 



All the strong growing hybrid Perpetuals and the 

 strong hybrid Teas which resemble them will be the 

 better for attention. Any straggly old wood with weak 

 new growth should be cut away, and four or five strong 

 new shoots selected and left. It must be remembered 

 that these Roses will flower again later in the year, but it 

 will be found that an astonishing amount of old wood can 

 be removed without interfering with the late flowering 

 season. 



