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INSTRUCTION ,4. 



HYBRID PERPETUAIiS, HYBRID TEAS, AND 

 TEAS AND NOISETTES. 



Varieties which require moderate pruning. 



For time of pruning see page 88. 



For Garden Purposes. — Where the plants are grown 

 chiefly for the ornamentation of the garden and 

 high quaHty of individual blooms is not required, the 

 method of pruning to be employed will be as 

 follows :— Cut away to the base all dead, weak and 

 unripe shoots. All shoots which have a tendency to 

 cross one another must be cut out so that the plant 

 may not become too crowded, a point which has special 

 importance in dealing with the centre of the plant. 

 The pruner will now have only the stronger and well- 

 ripened shoots of the previous year's growth to deal 

 with, and these should be cut back so as to leave 

 from six to eight " eyes " on each shoot. In pruning 

 Roses for garden purposes greater attention should be 

 given to the symmetrical formation of the plant, and 

 more shoots (according to the vigour of the variety) from 

 the base should be allowed to remain than when 

 pruning for exhibition purposes. 



