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INSTRUCTION III. 



HYBRID PERPETUALS, HYBRID TEAS, AND 

 TEAS AND NOISETTES. 



Varieties which require moderate pruning. 



For time of pruning see page 37. 



For Exhibition Purposes. These Roses need less 

 severe pruning than those in Instruction I. Cut 

 away to the base all dead, weak and unripe shoots. 

 All shoots which have a tendency to cross one 

 another must be cut out so that the plant may 

 not become too crowded, a point which has special 

 importance in dealing with the centre of the plant. 

 The pruner will now have only the stronger and well- 

 ripened shoots of the previous year's growth to deal 

 with, and these should be cut back so as to leave from 

 four to five "eyes" on each shoot. It may be necessary, 

 probably about the third week in May, as soon as the 

 flower buds can be seen, to remove with the fingers 

 (or carefully with a knife) some of the surplus shoots, 

 especially those which are blind (that is without flower 

 buds at the termination of the shoot), and leaving only 

 those which are most promising and well placed. 



