110 THE HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSE. 



Culture and Pruning, 



All the robust-growing varieties of this family 

 form admirable standards, and are particularly 

 well adapted for planting in rows by the sides of 

 walks, giving them plenty of manure, and the 

 necessary culture required by these roses to make 

 them bloom freely in autumn i. e. removing a 

 portion of their bloom buds in June ; thus, if 

 there are ten clusters of bloom making their ap- 

 pearance, cut off five to within about three buds 

 of the base of each shoot : these will soon push 

 forth, and give fine flowers in August. Constant 

 care should be taken to remove in the same man- 

 ner all the clusters of blooms as soon as they fade. 

 Baronne Prevost and a few others are very apt to 

 make barren shoots without terminal flowers. As 

 soon as this can be ascertained, cut all such shoots 

 to within six or eight buds of their base ; they 

 will then, in most cases, give fertile branches : in 

 short, these roses require much summer pruning 

 and attention to make them flower in great per- 

 fection in autumn. 



The winter pruning of these roses is best per- 

 formed at two or even at three periods; in 

 November for those required to bloom early, and 

 towards the end of March, or even later, if it is 

 wished to retard them : these may be called pecu- 

 liar seasons for a special purpose ; but the general 



