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THE FRUIT-TREE AND SHRtJB PRUXER. 



Gloire de Dijon, Brennus, 

 Blairii, Great Western, 

 Jaime De&prez, Luxem- 

 bourg, Cloth of Gold, and 

 a variety of other Noisette 

 Roses. These are, I think, 

 better suited for festoon 

 Roses than such as Fe- 

 licite perpetue, from the 

 fact that when once Roses 

 belonging to those classes 

 have filled the chains, 

 pillars, or arches of wire, 

 they can be spurred in 

 annually all along each 

 main leader. 



If the Ayrshire Roses 

 are used, unless a con- 

 stant vigorous annual 

 growth can be main- 

 tained, ultimate failure 

 in regard to flowers must 

 ensue. This will never 

 be the case if the above 

 named, selected from the 

 various families, are used, 

 and good annual dress- 

 ings with strong manure 

 are given them. 



As soon as the flower 

 buds are formed, give the 

 plants a thorough soaking 

 with three ounces of 

 guano to one gallon of 

 water. This will not only 

 develop fine flowers, but 

 also induce strong stuff 

 on the spur for the fol- 

 lowing season. Then 



prune this off to a bud at the base every autumn; 



