HOW TO PRUNE YOUR SHRUBS 



Rugosa roses, cabbage-roses, Bourbon roses need very little 

 pruning. Remove weak growth and shorten the shoots a few 

 inches. 



With climbing roses, such as Crimson Rambler, Dawson, 

 Carmine Pillar, Baltimore Belle, and others, cut out dead wood, 

 prune, and keep within the bounds you wish. One-fifth to one- 

 third of the previous year's growth is all which needs to come 

 off. Old wood that is past flowering should be cut out. The 

 dark branches in illustration (p. 128) show how much should 

 be left. 



Persian yellow, Harison's yellow, and Austrian brier-roses 

 should be treated as spring-flowering shrubs, and not pruned 

 until after they have flowered. 



Newly planted roses should be cut back to five or six "eyes," 

 (see p. 128). If any of the roots have been broken these 

 should be cut smoothly. 



Selection of Shrubs 



When one understands the care of shrubs they become 

 more and more tempting; yet on a small place the number is 

 necessarily limited and the selection restricted. Shrubs, 

 whether roses or rhododendrons, are "on deck" aU the time 

 and always evident, so their year-round aspect has to be con- 

 sidered. The following table may simplify the business of 

 selection and aid the gardener in having shrub beauty in 

 his garden either the year round or exactly when he wants it. 



For a more complete chart of shrubs see p. 163. 



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