^ Why not make a note of this in your garden 

 record to be attended to in the Autumn? 



CUTTING ROSES 



^ One of the greatest deHghts of gardening I 

 think is cutting roses, and let me caution you 

 not to let any one cut your roses unless they 

 understand how it should be done. 

 ^ The time to cut is in the early morning or 

 after sunset, and the proper way to cut is with 

 as long stems as possible, for this at the same 

 time serves the purpose of pruning. Always leave 

 two or three eyes, always cutting to an out-grow- 

 ing bud or eye extending to the right. If you cut 

 down to a bud pointing in the new shoot will 

 grow across the center of your bush and this is 

 to be avoided. Should there be any shoots crossing 

 in the center of the bush cut them out and then 

 rub a little bit of soil on the cut. Always cut on 

 a slant, never straight across on a level, and do 

 not cut, or permit any one to cut your roses with 



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