144 SATURDAY IN MY GARDEN 



a properly pruned bed of tea roses should be practically invisible 

 after the operation. I do not recommend such drastic methods, 

 but merely mention this fact to reassure the amateur who is 

 afraid of pruning hard. 



It may be taken as a general rule that all newly-planted rose- 

 bushes should be pruned severely the first year 1 that is to say, 

 they should be cut down to within three or four inches of the 

 ground. In this way the plant will be properly built up and a 

 good framework formed. Roses planted in the spring should be 

 pruned at the time of planting ; those planted in the autumn 

 should be pruned in the following spring. 



Another safe rule to follow is that weak-growing varieties 

 should be pruned hard ; medium not quite so much, and vigorous 

 sorts a little less. For example, to take vigorous growers among 

 the Hybrid Teas, like J. B. Clark, La France, Florence Pemberton 

 and Caroline Testout these require only light pruning in the case 

 of established plants. The longer and stronger shoots coming 

 from the base should be reduced in length to about eight inches, 

 while from two to three eyes may be left on the laterals on the 

 remaining shoots. Among the Hybrid Perpetuals which thrive 

 best under the same treatment are Clio, Duke of Edinburgh, 

 Mavourneen, Frau Karl Dmschki, Hugh Dickson, Margaret 

 Dickson and John Hopper. The Teas that prefer light pruning 

 are varieties such as G. Nabonnand, Maman Cochet and Marie 

 van Houtte. 



In the medium class which require moderate pruning are 

 Admiral Dewey (H.T.), Alfred Colomb (H.P.), Alfred K. Williams 

 (H.P.), Anna Olivier (T.), Baroness Rothschild (H.P.), Betty 

 (H.T.), Captain Christy (H.T.), Countess of Gosford (H.T.), 

 Crown Prince (H.P.), Dean Hole (H.T.), Ge*ne*ral Jacqueminot 

 (H.P.), Kiilarney (H.T.), Kaiserin Augusta Victoria (H.T.), 

 Marchioness of Londonderry (H.P.), Mrs John Laing (H.P.), and 

 Viscountess Folkestone (H.T.). 



The varieties that require hard pruning include Cleopatra (T.), 

 Comtesse de Paris (H.P.), Countess Annesley (H.T.), Countess 

 of Derby (H.T.), Duke of Albany (H.P.), Duke of Fife (H.P.), 



