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thrown up from the base are, except in the case of some 

 of the Penzance Briars, less vigorous thap those of the 

 summer flowering chmbers. A thorough thinning out 

 every three or four years will suffice. It is well not to 

 tie up the young growth in the summer before it has 

 ripened, and Briars should never be pruned in the ordinary 

 sense of the expression, that is by cutting back the shoots. 



Perpetual Roses. The strong growing Hybrid 

 Perpetuals, and some of the Hybrid Teas which resemble 

 them in habit of growth, should be looked over, and any 

 old wood that has produced weak and sprayey growth 

 removed, leaving three or four strong shoots in each 

 plant to grow and ripen. The extent to which this late 

 summer thinning should be carried will depend partly on 

 the amount and character of the autumn flowering that 

 is desired, but it is surprising how much judicious 

 thinning out of old wood can be done without materially 

 interfering with the autumn display. 



Where any of the Dijon Teas are grown as pillars 

 or bushes a moderate summer thinning out of old wood 

 is beneficial, but on walls and screens it is best to leave 

 them till the spring pruning. 



Cultivation with the Dutch hoe should be continued 

 regularly throughout the summer, and in case a drought 

 set in a few copious waterings should be administered. 

 But when done at all watering should be very thorough ; 

 a watering that only moistens the upper four or five 

 inches of soil is worse than none at all. After watering 

 stir up the soil to see if your water has got well down, 

 and give an extra hoeing the following day. Liquid 

 manure should not be given after July. 



