^ ends or tips of the longest which '^^"-^i^^Q 

 should be lightly pruned. I think a safe 

 rule for the amateur to follow in pruning 

 is to prune too little rather than too much. 



Prune your standard roses hard, weak wood 

 to three inches, medium to five inches and sturdy 

 stems to seven inches. 



When pruning wear a pair of the light Japa- 

 nese woven grass wristlets, to protect the wrists 

 from thorns and scratches. 



ROSE ENEMIES AND SPRAYING. 



"Elizabeth, in her German Garden" says: 

 "Who am I that I should do battle with a thrip." 

 We should say: "Who are we, that authors of 

 books on roses should terrify us with their long 

 and terrible lists of rose enemies? And I am 

 inclined to think many amateur gardeners are 

 frightened by the long array of rose enemies so 

 many of the books on roses tell us of. They need 

 not be frightened. After I had read about these 

 pests, naturally I was filled with fear, and had 

 hardly finished planting my roses when I com- 



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