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CATALOGUE OF ROSES. 
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE CATALOGUE. 
Habit of Growth —Vig. for vigorous; rob. for robust ; mod. for moderate ; those 
suitable to grow as pillar roses marked P. 
NEWEST VARIETIES PRINTED IN LARGER TYPE. 
Standard Roses are on stems from 3 ft. to 4 ft; Half Standard Roses are on stems 2 ft. 
to 2| ft.; Dwarf Standard Roses are on stems 1 ft. to i| ft. Dwarfs are budded 
on stocks quite low, and by some are known as bush roses. 
Please be particular to notice that only those sorts priced in the columns 
for Standards and Half Standards can be supplied as such this season. 
Hybrid Perpetual Roses. 
This is a beautiful class, including as it does many of the hardiest early and late flowering 
kinds, and nearly all of the superb rich crimson, red, and pink varieties, which make such pleasing 
contrasts to the yellow and white H. Teas and Teas. The chief secret of success with this section is 
the knowledge of how and when to Prune. The class may be taken as a whole, and any varieties 
requiring special treatment will be dealt with under their descriptions. 
PRUNE in the middle or latter part of March (earlier or later as the season may prove mild or 
cold), first cut out any dead or weakly wood, keeping the centre of the plants open, then cut the 
remaining shoots down to sound healthy wood to within 3 in. to 12 in. of the base ; this hard pruning 
keeps the plants compact and promotes new life for future years. Remember, the weakest plants 
should be cut back the hardest and the strongest shoots to be left the longest. With old-established 
plants the treatment would be the same, only cutting back to within about 3 in. to 6 in. of the 
previous year’s pruning, but each year one shoot should be cut hard back to promote young growth 
from the base; this will prevent the plant becoming too straggling. A few in this section marked P. 
if required to be grown as pillars or for pegging down, the first spring after planting they should be 
pruned back within ij ft. to 2J ft. of the base, tied to pillars or bent over and pegged down as 
required, the next and following seasons they should only be trimmed a little to keep within bounds, 
always, of course, taking out dead and useless wood. It must also be remembered in the case of 
varieties with strong growth and described as “ not requiring close pruning,” that even these sorts 
will be the better for being pruned fairly hard the first spring after planting ; they can in after 
years be treated as suggested. 
The above remarks, apply equally to Standard as to Dwarf plants. 
All Dwarf Roses, priced 1/- each, will be 10/- per dozen when not less than 12 at that price 
are taken, or 75/- per 100, purchaser’s selection. Fifty or more charged at the hundred rate 
