OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



general working rule. There are some few varieties 

 which, on account of their peculiar growth, should 

 be pruned differently, and to cover this point 

 thoroughly we have noted in our main list the num- 

 ber of eyes to which each variety should be pruned, 

 the number so given referring to the strongest canes; 

 on the weaker ones you will, of course, cut to a less 

 number of eyes. 



In order that the rules which we have given for 

 pruning may be more thoroughly understood the 

 system is illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 herewith given. 

 The first is a Hybrid Tea rose which was not pruned 

 in the spring but was allowed to develop. The 

 second is the same plant properly pruned. 



Fig. 4 shows the plant photographed after it was 

 taken from the ground. On stem "A," in particular, 

 it will be noted that none of the lower buds have 

 pushed but that the top buds are well developed. 

 This carries out exactly our theory that on a long, 

 weak stem the sap will go to the top buds only. 

 To properly prune this weakest stem it should be 

 cut off to two buds as is shown in Fig. 5. On stem 

 "B," which is somewhat stronger, it will be noted 

 that the lower buds have pushed, owing to some 

 extent to the fact that this stem is not so long. 

 Fig. 5 shows that we have pruned stem "B" to the 

 third bud, which is on the outside. The first bud 



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