followed, because, as is frequently 

 the case, one side only of the plant is de- 

 veloped. Therefore we must prune to a bud, ^ 

 pointing in the right direction, whether it be out- 

 ward or inward, to properly balance the con- 

 tour of the plant. 



In pruning, cut to white pith. Where the 

 pith is brown the wood is dying. I usually prune 

 strong wood down to about eight inches from 

 the base, and weaker wood about five inches and 

 very weak wood to about three inches. I refer, 

 of course, to dwarf roses. 



By mid -July the blooming season for ram- 

 blers and pillar roses is about over (except the 

 climbing hybrid teas, and teas) and it is well to 

 cut out some of the oldest canes and all the flow- 

 ering laterals back to three eyes. This will induce 

 shoots to start from the base, which will become 

 the flowering wood of the following season. The 

 older wood does bloom to some extent, but not so 

 abundantly as the new growth of the previous 

 year. After this pruning, the following spring 

 cut out the dead wood, and keep the plant within 

 bounds. The new canes, springing from the base 

 and which have grown during the previous sea- 

 son, should remain untouched, excepting the 



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