108 THE BOOK OP THE ROSE chap. 



ill health and vigour. But in many parts of the 

 country, particularly in low-lying districts, we often 

 find, on removing the protecting material in March 

 or April, that a considerable part of the plant has 

 been killed during the winter ; and are only thankful 

 if we can find some real life to cut back to. For 

 exhibition purposes the pure Teas should be in 

 nearly all cases pruned back as hard as the H.P.s ; 

 there is no fear of these free-flowering and most 

 charming Eoses failing to bloom. 



It is important to remember that Sweet-briars, 

 Austrian briars, and in fact the single Boses in 

 general, should not be pruned at all, beyond the 

 cutting out of dead or dying wood. 



Where Gloire de Dijon or any of its race, Marechal 

 Niel, or any of the strong-growing Noisettes are 

 cultivated in the open, they should be treated as 

 mentioned above on the pruning of wall Eoses. These 

 varieties if in good health make long strong flower- 

 less shoots late in the summer, which should be 

 retained nearly to their full length as they will 

 give the finest blooms. These shoots should be 

 trained, while still soft, in as near an approach to a 

 horizontal position as is practicable without bending 

 them too much, and will last about two years, when 

 they will probably become weak and should be 

 removed to make way for others. 



This habit of making strong flowerless growths 

 late in the summer renders the following special 

 treatment advisable for the training and pruning of 

 Marechal Niel under glass. 



In a house fitted with wires up the roof as for 

 vines let a strong maiden standard be planted, at 

 the front of the house where a vine would be placed. 



