Pillar. — Excellent for training up to a 

 low pillar, stake or post. 



Arch. — For covering an archway. .^ ^ 



Pergola. — For growing over a pergola. 



Wall. — Suitable for training up the face 

 of a wall or side of a building. 



Creeping. — Good for covering a 

 stumps, rocks, etc. 



Trellis. — Grows well on a trel- 

 lis. 



Bush. — Makes a good bush when 

 planted alone and allowed to develop. 



Pot or Cut -Flowers. — Those 

 that have particularly long stems 

 and other qualities that make them 

 peculiarly fitted for cutting. 

 Good for growing under glass. 



Edging. — Makes an excel- 

 lent edging to a Rose bed or 

 other border. 



Hedge.— Adapted for mak- ^^' ^^^^' American Beauty (p. 20) 



ing a hedge either all one kind or with other similar kinds. 



Tree or Standard. — Kinds that do well in tree form as illustrated on 

 page 10. 



The Wa^ To Prune the Variety 



These notes may be considered as abbreviations to the chapter on prun- 

 ing. (See page 32), which fully explains methods and proper time. 



1. Hard. Thin out to the base all but from three to five shoots, and 

 cut these back so as to leave two to three eyes on each shoot. 



2. Mod. Hard. Thin out as No. 1, and cut each shoot back to about 

 five to ten eyes. 



3. Medium. Thin out as No. 1, leave four to seven shoots, shorten 

 these shoots to about half their length. 



4. Sparingly. Thin out as No. 1, leave four to seven shoots ; which 

 should be merely tipped. 



5. Thin. No pruning required; thin out annually. 



6. None. No pruning required ; thin out every two or three years, just 

 to keep the plant within bounds. 



7. Climbing, Pillar and all other Roses that are marked 7 can be de- 

 cidedly improved by thinning, when one or more of the old stems shows 

 plainly that it is old and past doing good service. This thinning would not 

 likely be necessary oftener than every two or three years, and with many 

 kinds not this often. Kinds marked with + more likely to need it than 

 kinds marked — . 



None of the numbers cover the needs of such roses as Mrs. Peary, 

 Marechal Niel, etc., where the climate is warm enough not to kill back the 

 main stems. In this case the branches should be trimmed to two to ten 

 eyes, according to results desired. 



X. Method to use to produce fine specimens or large flowers. 



S. Method to use to produce sho\sy bushes or an abundance of flowers, 

 but not large individual blooms. 



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