MARCH.] FLOWER-GARDEN CLIMBING ROSES, &c. 159 



CLIMBING ROSES. 



This is the best time to prune ever-blooming climb- 

 ing roses, such as Champney, Scarlet Cluster, Duchesse de 

 Dino, Noisette, Burgenville, &c. Many of these, when 

 allowed to grow year after year without pruning, be- 

 come unsightly; they never bear flowers on the old 

 wood, that is, wood of three or four years. Having a 

 tendency to throw out young shoots from the bottom 

 of the stem, the old wood should be cut out, thus en- 

 couraging the young wood, which the second year 

 bears the most and finest flowers. In severe winters, 

 the extremities of the shoots are frequently killed, and 

 we have often seen all the wood black or brown, and 

 apparently dead. When that is the case it is best to 

 leave it until they begin to grow, which will show what 

 is dead or alive, when they can be pruned to better ad- 

 vantage. 



DECIDUOUS ORNAMENTAL FLOWERING SHRUBS. 



The earlier the planting of these shrubs is attended to 

 in this month, the more will their growth and flowering 

 be promoted, having all finished before the buds begin to 

 expand. (For kinds recommended see List, end of the 

 volume.) They should never be planted too thick, but 

 leave space for them to grow as they respectively re- 

 quire, and according as they are designed for open or 

 close shrubberies, clumps, or thickets. Have all in 

 readiness, that it may be done with as much expedition 

 as possible, to prevent their roots from being dried 



