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tree, will direct the manipulation of the knife. Some 

 Roses of very vigorous growth, such as Blairii 2 and 

 Charles Lawson, Triomphe de Bayeux and Persian Yel- 

 low, will not flower at all if they are closely pruned. 

 They will need little more excision than that which 

 they have already received — only the removal of any 

 weak or injured wood. Ten or twelve eyes may be left 

 upon the healthy shoots. With the Rose-trees gener- 

 ally the question is : Does the owner wish for number 

 or size, quantity or quality ? If the former, let him 

 leave five, if the latter, three eyes, on the strong laterals, 

 of course cutting out the infirm. Rose-trees grown on 

 the Manetti stock should not be so closely pruned as 

 those grown upon the Brier. 



Look over the budded Briers. Rub off incipient 

 laterals from stems of Standards, and pull up suckers. 

 Breaks on the budded shoot should be all removed, save 

 one farthest from the bud, which should be left av/hile 

 to make the running — i.e., draw up the sap. 



See to your stakes when the stormy winds do blow, 

 and towards the end of the month dig in the manure 

 left about the newly-planted Rose-trees and Briers. 



April. 



Prune Tea-scented, Noisette, and Bourbon Roses, 

 observing the previous rule — that is, cutting very ab- 

 stemiously, when the growth is vigorous, as with Mare- 

 chal Niel, Belle Lyonnaise, Gloire de Dijon, Climbing 

 Devoniensis, and Souvenir d'un Ami. 



