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If a plant of moderate size is wanted, all the old 

 -wood should be cut rig^ht away to the base, so that the 

 plant is left with only the long basal shoots of the last 

 season's growth. These may be shortened or left full 

 length as desired ; if overcrowded some of them may be 

 removed to the base. If the number of these basal 

 shoots is deficient they may be supplemented by leaving 

 some of the older shoots which carry long continuing 

 laterals and bending back these laterals to furnish the 

 parts deficient. 



If a large plant is required (as for a pergola, for 



covering a wall or for festoons on ropes or chains), 



sufficient of the new basal shoots should be left to 



furnish the lower part of the plant, and the older stems 



which carry long continuing laterals should be left with 



these laterals to furnish the more distant parts ; but from 



these old stems all the small spindly laterals should be 



cut right away. All the old stems which do not carry 



long continuing laterals should be cut right away to the 



base. 



WICHURAIANA POMPONS. 



The wichuraiana pompons should be treated in the 

 same manner as the polyantha pompons. (See In- 

 struction 34.) 



INSTRUCTION 38. 

 STANDARD ROSES. 



For general garden purposes only strong growing 

 varieties should be employed. 



(a) Such sorts as Gloire de Dijon, Bouquet d'Or 

 and W. A. Richardson will require judicious thinning, 

 i.e., removal of worn out or superfluous shoots, preserving 

 the long well-ripened shoots made the previous season 



