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INSTRUCTION 17. 



THE HYBRID BOURBONS.— P»-««c in March. 



These should be left as 4-ft. to 5-ft. bushes, and, like 

 the true Bourbons, they bloom best as older plants, so 

 that a good many of the two and three-year-old shoots, 

 with their laterals, may be left with the best of the young 

 base shoots, and all laterals should be left moderately 

 long. (See also Instruction 40.) 



INSTRUCTION 18. 



THE HYBRID NOISKTTBS AND HYBRID 



MUSKS.— Prane in March. 



The Roses in this section require but little pruning. 

 Thin out only some of the older wood, and tie in the 

 young vigorous shoots where most required to fill any 

 vacant space in the plant. (See also Instruction 

 40.) 



INSTRUCTION 19. 

 AUSTRIAN BRIARS (Roaalutea,).— Prune in March. 



Here we have to look two years ahead. These 

 briars vary very much in vigour according to the nature 

 of the soil, but they are generally best as bushes from 

 4-ft. to 6-ft. high. Only the dead wood should be cut 

 out. The strong one-year and two-year shoots from the 

 base should be left, together with the three-year lateral 

 bearing wood, on which much of the bloom is produced. 



