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remains of last year's flowers and fruit nipped 

 off the end of the shoots, with an occasional 

 shoot cut hard back to make it break below ; 

 while with China, Bourbon, Briar, and Dwarf 

 Polyantha Roses, hardly any pruning is neces- 

 sary, if dead wood is cut out and the centre of 

 the plant left clear. 



But Moss, Damask, and Provence Roses 

 must be pruned fairly close the strongest 

 shoots being left longest and the plants 

 should be generously fed, if we wish to get 

 the best results from them. This probably 

 is why the dear old Red Damask, the Cab- 

 bage, and the Pink Moss always do so well 

 in kitchen garden borders. For whatever 

 else may be starved, vegetables must have 

 plenty of nourishment. 



