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Crimson Rambler and its descendants. Cut 



out some of the older wood to make room for the 

 young and vigorous shoots. The shoots of last year's 

 growth, which will have produced long laterals, should be 

 reduced considerably in length and the remaining laterals 

 left long. All weedy wood must also be cut away and 

 the laterals shortened to four or six " eyes." 



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Davvson. Euphrosyne. 



Eleanor Berkeley. Queen Alexandra. 



Electra. Thalia. 



INSTRUCTION XXIV. 



SPECIES. Prune in February or March. 

 These need, as a rule, no pruning beyond the 

 removal each year of some of the dead wood. The 

 strong young shoots from the base of the plants will 

 sometimes require shortening back to well-ripened wood, 

 as their tips are apt to die back after the winter frosts. 



alpina. Treat as a 4-ft. to 5-ft. bush. Tip the strong 

 shoots and shorten the laterals and weaker base shoots. 

 It will not require much thinning. 



alpina pyrenaica. A dwarf growing variety. 



altaica. As a bush 5-ft. to 6-ft. The base shoots 

 are numerous and should be pruned to various lengths, 

 and nearly all the older wood can be cut away. 



bracteata (Macartney). Train on a warm wall, 

 about 4-ft. to 5-ft. high, laying the laterals in. 



lucida. Do not prune except to keep the plant in 

 shape. 



moschata himalayica and other forms of Brunonis. 

 Immense growers, so let them ramble over a summer 

 house or tall arch. There will always be some dead 



