PAET III. 



THE PRUNING AND RENOVATION OF 

 FLOWERING AND OTHER SHRUBS. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE ROSE. 



The various classes of the Rose differ in constitution 

 and disposition to a considerable extent, and unless 

 these characteristics are well understood much disap- 

 pointment will arise from improper pruning. As an 

 example of my meaning I will name one or two — 

 Coupe d'Hebe, Brennus, the Beauty of Bil- 

 liard, and the double " Persian Yellow." The 

 first is one of the most distinct and beautiful, as well as 

 one of the most perfect Roses extant — a Rose that no 

 garden should be without. All three of the above- 

 named before the Persian Yellow are of the class 

 that will not bear the knife like the Chinas and the 

 Perpetuals. 



Fig. 54 is an illustration of the way to prune strong- 

 growing Roses like Brennus, Coupe d Hebe, &c, as 

 standards : a, the last season's growth cut back to within 

 five or six buds ; b b b, the same growth of the young 

 wood cut back to within one or two buds to give a 

 supply of wood for flowers the following season. 



Fig. 55 is an illustration of the proper method of 

 pruning the Austrian Brier, or Persian Yellow Rose : 

 a a, the year's growth, merely cutting the points of 

 the shoots off; b b b, the same growth cut back to 

 within two or three buds for a supply of wood for pro- 



