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THE FRUIT-TREE AND SHRUB PRL'NER. 



other Roses, must be grown strong, and then the knife 

 must be used judiciously. 



Fig. 56 is an illustration of a primed Perpetual, 

 China, Moss, or Gallica Rose. This supposes that the 

 classes are grown strong, but if they are not, then the 

 weak growth must be cut close out, and the flowering 

 wood cut back much closer than is here represented. 



Fig-. 57 is an illustration of a well-grown and esta- 

 blished pendulous or Weeping Rose. The pruning of 

 these Roses consists of two methods. First, if a yearly 

 luxuriant growth can be maintained, then the whole of 

 the preceding year's growth that has flowered may be 



cut out close to the head, and 

 its place filled with young wood 

 which has been made during the 

 summer. This is what is really 

 wanted in pendulous Roses for a 

 good and handsome flowering 

 specimen. But if the plant will 

 not maintain this, then spurring 

 must be resorted to. In doing 

 this, the leaders a a a a of 

 Fig. 57 may remain for two or 

 three seasons, and be spurred in 

 after these leaders haA r e flowered, 

 which they will do freely from 

 every bud the first season after 

 they are made. The lateral 

 growth may be cut back to one or two buds as 

 in b b b. In this case a thicker head can be secured 

 as a well-formed and handsome srjecimen, and an 

 abundance of flowers will be produced for the time ; 

 but ultimately some sorts will give a paucity of 

 flowers, and poor ones as well. When this is the case 

 the leaders must be one-half removed at the least, or 

 the head cut off close to its base. The plant should be 

 well manured and a new head of strong growth induced, 

 so as to form a fresh plant ; but I always found it 

 much the best plan to get long rods every season, and 

 then to cut the old ones out annually. 



Fig. 56. 



