IN MY LADY'S GARDEN 



in, should not require a mulch of manure during their first 

 spring, although a little leaf-mould and soot may be added to 

 the surface in March. 



The pruning of climbing roses in the garden should be 

 done in the early autumn, and if then carried out, they will 

 need but slight pruning in the spring. A portion of the 

 oldest wood can be cut away as soon as the plant has 

 flowered, to give air and light to the younger growths ; and 

 these should be trained sideways if on a wall, as they bloom 

 more evenly when in a horizontal, rather than a perpendicular, 

 position. Autumn training is usually necessary in the case 

 of the more rampant climbers, as their new shoots are other- 

 wise injured by the winter winds ; but it is also as well to 

 look over the climbing roses early in April, when any half- 

 dead or exhausted wood should be removed, and the young 

 growths be tied in. 



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