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INSTRUCTION 22. 



SWEET BRIARS.— Prune early in March. 



Sweet Briars proper (a) should be left about 4-ft. 



high. All weak wood and the old naked shoots should be 



cut away. Penzance Briars (6) are far more vigorous and 



may be left much taller — from 6-ft. to lo-ft. They throw 



up long massive base shoots, which may be left to the 



height required, and those of last year, which will have 



produced long laterals, should be reduced considerably 



in height and the remaining laterals left long. Lord and 



Lady Penzance are less vigorous, and should be left 



about 6-ft. high. Some thinning will generally be 



desirable. Used for hedges they must be cut shorter 



and the long shoots laid down horizontally to keep the 



base of hedge clothed. (See also Instruction 40.) 



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Common Sweet Briar. Janet's Pride. 



Hebe's Lip. Penzance Briars. 



INSTRUCTION 23. 



AYRSHIRES. — Prtme in February. 

 The Ayrshires form a very strong growing section. 

 They require no pruning proper, but should be thinned 

 out sparingly and the dead wood removed. 



INSTRUCTION 24. 



SEUPBRyiRENS (The Evergreen Rose). — Prime in 

 February. 



The Sempervirens should be treated almost exactly 

 as the Ayrshires (Instruction 23). They are, however, 

 more pendulous and the shoots more slender, so that the 

 laterals may be slightly shortened. These are very good 

 Roses for banks, where they may be left to ramble 

 almost untouched. 



