CHAPTER III 



Pruning 



Treatment of newly planted stock — Spring the best time 

 for the work — How to prune — The ideal in view — 

 Quantity or quality — Where to cut — The winter as an 

 ally — What not to prune — Autumn pruning — Pruning 

 rules for all classes. 



When roses are planted in the autumn, 

 prune them as little as possible. All pruning 

 is best postponed until after February. 

 Sometimes, however, non-climbing roses will 

 shoot up at the end of the season in pithy, 

 worthless stalks or weak streamers, whose 

 swaying in the high winds is likely to be 

 injurious to the plants by disturbing the roots. 

 Such pithy shoots should be cut out altogether 

 and the streamers topped off. 



The pruning of the hardy roses, climbers 

 and non-climbing, should be completed by 

 the middle of March. Tender roses may be 

 pruned in early April; the object is to keep 

 the covering undisturbed as long as possible, 



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