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strongest shoots from the base may be left 6-ft. to y-ft. 

 long, others less strong 4-ft. to 5-ft., and some 2-ft. to 3-ft., 

 so as to clothe the base. The occasional laterals can be 

 left from g-in. to 2-ft. long according to need. (See also 

 Instruction XXXVI.)- 



INSTRUCTION XXX. 



POLYANTHAS (Pompon). Prune in March. 

 Little dwarf miniature Roses. They will be found 

 to consist of dwarf bushy growths, surmounted by bold 

 flower stalks. All the pruning that is really necessary is 

 to cut away these old flower stems, when they will 

 break again from the top " eyes " and from the base. 



INSTRUCTION XXXI. 



RUGOSAS. Prune in February. 



These throw up numerous suckers from the base, a 

 few of the best of these may be retained about 4-ft. long, 

 so as to form a bold bush. They will flower and grow 

 freely from the heads of these shoots, and will always 

 break again from the base. An excellent way of 

 growing them is to cut them down each year almost to 

 the ground, then they bloom rather late, but very finely. 



Conrad F. Meyer. This is perhaps best as a tall 

 pyramidal bush, some 6-ft. or g-ft. high. It makes a 

 splendid pillar, but its Dijon blood betrays itself in a 

 tendency to bareness towards the base which must be 

 counteracted in pruning. (See Instruction XXIX.). 



INSTRUCTION XXXII. 

 PERPETUAL SCOTCH. Prune in March. 

 This is undoubtedly best grown as a bold half- 

 standard or tall bush, as it is slightly pendulous in habit. 

 It matters little how it is pruned, except for the sake of 

 symmetry, since it will always flower. 



