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marks show where to prune. If you want a few flowers of high quality the plant should be 

 pruned at the dotted lines, and then assisted by high culture. Fig. 7 is a strong grower of 

 the Ulrich Brunner type, and one which gives better results when its long shoots are left 

 almost intact, pegging them down to within a few inches of the ground. To cut away the 

 whole of these long, flowerless growths would only result in a number of similar shoots being 

 made, and if the same system of pruning was again followed, the variety would probably be 

 condemned as a shy bloomer. It is the same with climbers upon walls or fences, and 

 with strong growers when upon Standards. In fig. 8, the cross marks again show the 

 spot where the shoots should be severed. 



In pruning always use a sharp knife, cut off at an eye with an outward tendency, 

 and thin the centre of the plant as far as possible. There are cases upon walls where a 

 system of spurring in the side growths can be adopted to advantage, as otherwise the wall 



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would be comparatively bare ; but with strong-growing Standards the long branches will 

 droop over from the weight of flowers and have a more charming effect. A Standard of 

 a medium grower would be pruned similarly to the dwarf plant shown in Fig. 6. 



HOW TO PLANT A ROSE may seem a simple matter, but many have laid the foundation 

 of failure through bad planting. Never plant in a very wet soil, nor allow crude manures 

 to come into direct contact with the roots. See that the roots are spread out properly and 

 naturally, not pressed into a small hole and cramped and distorted from the first. Plant 

 dwarf kinds 2in. deeper than the junction of Rose and stock, and Standards 3m. below the 

 original root when taken from the hedgerow. To place a small grower side by side with 

 one of three or four times the strength is a great mistake, and the weaker grower has no 

 chance whatever. For medium growers 3ft. is a good distance, while plants of greater 

 vigour will need to be from 4ft. to 6ft. apart. Do not plant against a wall, but leave 

 some 4in. or 6in. between the wall and the base of the plant. 



