PRUNING 



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Roses pruned in this way do not need 

 stakes. They are sufficiently strong and 

 stocky to hold erect any weight they may be 

 called upon to bear. They will require very 

 little summer pruning if the blooms have 

 been cut, as eight to twelve inches of wood 

 are removed with each flower. Of course, 

 the number of blooms will be much reduced, 

 but the quality of the fine specimens obtained 

 will amply repay the lack of abundance. 



Pruning of Hybrid Teas and Teas may be 

 profitably left until the first signs of life are 

 discoverable, as evidenced by the bark becom- 

 ing greener and the dormant buds beginning 

 to swell. By that time any dead or dying 

 wood can readily be detected, thus making it 

 easier to select what should be removed and 

 what retained. They do not need such 

 severe pruning as that prescribed for the 

 Hybrid Perpetuals; twice the amount of 

 wood may safely be left if it is promising. 



Bourbon Roses, as Malmaison and Mrs. 

 Paul, require very little pruning. If the 

 weak wood is removed and the strong shoots 

 shortened a few inches the best results will be 

 obtained. This class will not bloom on the 

 new wood. 



