Planting. 



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be pruned lightly, otherwise they will all go to wood, and the 

 blossoms will be few and small ; while other varieties must 

 be cut hard. 



Generally speaking Teas and Hybrid Teas do not like the 

 knife, although there are some individuals that will bear 

 harder pruning than others. An indication as to what are 

 vigorous growers will be found in any good catalogue. 

 Hybrid Perpetuals to take them as a section may be closely 

 pruned. More specific instructions with regard to Teas and 

 Hybrid Teas will be found under the chapter dealing there- 

 with ; while later on some of the other sections of Garden 

 Roses will be treated of and their 

 special requirements in regard to 

 pruning pointed out. 



In order to make this matter 

 clearer, we give two illustrations 

 from sketches made by Mr. E. 

 Mawley, Hon. Secretary of the 

 National Rose Society. Our first 

 illustration represents the Rose- 

 tree before it is pruned, and the 

 lines the points at which the knife 

 is applied. The second shows the 

 same tree after the operation. These directions with regard to 

 pruning refer to that most popular and generally -grown class 

 of Roses, the Hybrid Perpetuals, for Teas require, in this 

 and in other matters, a somewhat different treatment. Where 

 it is designed to get large bushes and a profusion of flowers, 

 without being too regardful of their quality, less vigorous 

 action in the way of pruning may be adopted, the shoots 

 left longer, and so the plant gradually increased in 

 size. To those, however, who prefer, it may be, fewer 

 blossoms, but those of a good quality, even though not 

 required for exhibition, the course recommended will com- 

 mend itself. 



D 2 



Rose-tree after Pruning. 



