but they will not be so large, nor have such long stems, 

 as you could get with severe pruning. Light pruning will 

 give you more abundant bloom, larger plants, a contin- 

 uous supply, and the most striking decorative effect in 

 your garden or on your lawn; but the individual flowers 

 will not be as fine for cutting, as they will be smaller, 

 less prefect and have shortfer stems. It is up to the 

 gardener to decide which of these methods of pruning 

 shall be followed. It is a matter of personal choice, 

 which does not effect the general welfare of the rose 

 garden. Where there are many roses probably all 

 three methods will be utilized, so that there will be 

 some extra fine blooms for the house and for giving 

 away, and at the same time a glorious display about 

 the grounds. 



Before you attempt to prune any rose you should 

 know to what type or class it belongs. Pruning on which 

 some kinds would thrive would be fatal to others. If 

 you know the names of the varieties you have, you can 

 easily identify the type or class of each one by referring 

 to any good rose catalog. After each name you will 

 find an abbreviation, such as "H. P.","H. T.","T," and 

 so forth, signifying "hybrid perpetuals," "hybrid teas," 

 "teas," or whatever it may be. A key to the abbre- 

 viations is usually given at the beginning of the list. 

 If you do not know the names of the varieties you have 

 you should by all means make an effort to identify them 

 by the help of some friend when they are in bloom, or 

 by a careful study of the catalogs. On each tag you 

 should mark the type or class, as well as the variety, 

 to guide you in your future pruning. 



You will find that some varieties of the same type 

 or class are much more robust than others. The weaker 

 varieties should be pruned back more severely than the 

 stronger ones. In all cases, as a general rule, you should 

 cut from about a quarter to a half an inch above the 

 outside bud or eye. 



HYBRID PERPETUALS: Prune in March or early 

 April; remove all weak growth and winterkilled wood. 

 For severe prunmg, cut stronger shoots back from eight 

 to ten mches, or three or four buds, leaving only four 

 to six branches. For moderate pruning leave six to 



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