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all the roses for use, then the plants should be 

 gone over daily and all faded flowers removed 

 to a point at least two eyes below the flowers. 

 A regular practice of this precaution is the 

 only means of insuring some autumnal bloom 

 from the Hybrid Perpetuals. 



DISBUDDING 



For large flowers disbud freely on all free 

 bloomers and a very much finer effect will be 

 obtained than in the effort to mature all that 

 are formed. 



Some varieties form large clusters of buds 

 at the terminal point of the leading shoots, and 

 if all these buds are allowed to remain the 

 vigour of the plant is distributed among the 

 group, so that the best results cannot be 

 obtained unless one is striving for general 

 effect. If fine single specimens are desired, 

 the best bud only should be retained and all 

 the others removed as soon as they can be 

 pinched off. The centre bud is usually the 

 strongest, but as it may possibly be mal- 

 formed, the most promising bud should be 

 selected. Rodocanachi, Prince Camille, La 

 France, Magna Charta, Rosslyn, Clio, Jubilee, 



