stronger woody growth, but rarely 

 any blooms, but if you peg it down every 

 bud or eye on the upper side will break. 



In pegging down I frequently (particularly 

 where roses are in borders) peg them down to 

 form semi-circular arches, so that the end of the 

 shoot of one comes just beyond the base of the next. 



Uniform lengths of flexible rattan with both 

 ends stuck into the ground to steady them and 

 form arches are excellent to use in pegging roses 

 where a formal effect is desired. 



I recently saw the statement made that "the 

 roses on pegged down bushes are of very little 

 use for cutting." I am going to show you a pic- 

 ture of a pegged rose bush and ask you to judge 

 of the correctness of this statement. Of course, 

 pegged rose bushes require more feeding than 

 bushes not pegged, because of the fact that they 

 give us so many additional shoots and blooms 

 induced by the process. 



TRAINING OF CLIMBING ROSES 



The training of Climbing and Pillar Roses is 

 most important. With Climbing Roses, if the 

 canes are allowed to grow perpendicularly, it will 

 cause the lower part or the base to become bare; 



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