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INSTRUCTION XXXIII. 



WICHURIAINA. Prune in March. 



A delightful section, lending itself to so many 

 purposes. They are mostly crosses with Teas, and may 

 be divided as follows : 



(a) Those nearest to Wichuriaina, which are the 

 most prostrate, and require the thinning out of the old 

 wood, and the young shoots left long and free to ramble 

 along the ground. Excellent weeping standards on tall 

 stems. 



(6) Approximating more to the Tea. These are 

 excellent fountain Roses, fine loose pillars, and grand 

 more or less pendulous standards, or semi-weeping. It 

 would appear with these advisable to retain more of the 

 old wood, on which most of the bloom is produced. 



() (*) 



Dorothy Perkins. Alberic Barbier. 



Jersey Beauty. Auguste Barbier. 



Rubra. Gardenia. 



Wichuriaina. Rene Andre. 



And other Hybrids. 



INSTRUCTION XXXIV. 

 STANDARD ROSES. 



Only strong growing varieties should be used for 

 this purpose. In pruning, the instructions given for 

 dwarf plants should be generally followed, but as 

 standards make as a rule shorter growths they should 

 be pruned in comparison less severely than dwarf plants 

 of the same variety. 



INSTRUCTION XXXV. 

 ROSES FOR PERGOLAS AND PILLARS. 



A pergola has been well described as " that pleasant 

 shape of covered way that we have borrowed from the 

 Italians." 



