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THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
November 8, 1913. 
PEGGING DOWN ROSES. 
The pegging-down system of rose culture 
has much to recommend it for gardens in 
which it is desired to grow the strong-grow¬ 
ing varieties in beds, whether in associa¬ 
tion with those of dwarf growth or 
occupying isolated positions in the garden. 
By no other method can such strong growers 
as Frau Karl Druschki, Gloire de Dijon, 
Hugh Dickson, and William Allen Riohard- 
^n be successfully utilised in the furnish¬ 
ing of beds, and it is surprising the 
pegging-dowm system should not have been 
taken more fully advantage of. The system 
is the best for both small and large gardens 
different course of pix)cedure is followed 
at the winter or, to be more exact, the 
spring pruning. First of all the old wood 
that produced flowers in the year previous 
is removed by cutting it away within a 
few inches of the base. The next step is 
to cut the weakly shoots back close to 
their base, and to shorten the strong, rod¬ 
like growths by taking six, nine, or tw'elve 
inches off the top. The length taken off 
is determined by the degree of ripeness 
of the wood, the object being to remove 
as much of the rods as is soft, or insuffi¬ 
ciently mature, and, therefore, likely to die 
the weakest. At the winter pruning the 
old wood will be cut away, and the young 
rods trained horizontally, in accordance 
W ith the advice given above. 
A few of the best roses for this system 
of culture are Climbing Lady Ashtown 
Frau Karl Druschki, Gloire de Dijon’ 
Gruss an Teplitz, Hugh Dickson, J. b! 
Clark, Lady Waterlow, Madame Jules 
Gravereaux, and William Allen Richard¬ 
son. An illustration is given of the last- 
named variety, and this is of interest as 
evidence of the beautiful effects that may 
be obtained in the garden by means of the 
pegging-dowui system. Q. 
APHIDES ON ROSES 
I have noticed more than ever during 
the past season how great are the depre¬ 
dations committed by green-fly on roses, 
specially those of the climbing section. 
A SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLE OF THE PEGGING DOWN SYSTEM OF ROSE CULTURE AT EEW. 
The variety is Williaim Allen Richardson, which produces its rich orange-yellow flowers freely and continuously 
throughout the summer. 
when it is desired to cultivate varieties of 
robust habit in beds, but it possesses ex¬ 
ceptional value for gardens when the area 
is such as to admit of the arrangement of 
roses in bold masses. 
The pegging-down system differs chiefly 
from the orthodox method of procedure in 
the management of dwarf-growring varieties 
by the utilisation of practicaUy all the 
strong growths of the previous season for 
flower-production. At the winter pruning 
of the varieties of dwarf or moderate 
growth the shoots of the previous year are 
cut back to wdthin from three to nine 
inches of the base, according to their habit. 
Were the long, stout rods of the strong 
growers to be cat back in a similar manner 
they would produce numerous other strong 
growths, and but few flowers. With a view 
to obviate an excess of growrth, and ensure 
a plentiful production of flowers, a quite 
back early in the season. The pruning 
having been completed, the rods are 
brought down to a more or less hoirizontal 
position and made secure with the aid of 
stout pegs, standing from eight to twelve 
inches above the surface, or pieces of 
wood of a similar length, and strands of 
stout raffia or tar-twine. 
Thus trained the greater proportion of 
the buds, if not all, start into growth, 
and flowers are borne throughout the 
whole length of the shoots, and pro¬ 
duce a surprisingly beautiful effect. 
If the varieties are perpetual-flower¬ 
ing, and these only should be planted, 
there will be a continuous succession of 
flowers throughout the season. New 
growths will rise during the summer, and 
these should be allowed to grow unchecked 
unless they are overcrowded. They may 
be thinned by the removal of a few of 
So badly were roses affected that not only ] 
was the flower crop ruined but the plants j 
did not make their usual vigorous growth, . 
which is all against satisfactory results next j 
Climbing roses need quite different treat¬ 
ment to the ordinary teas or hybrid teas, | 
because the amount of growth made oneJ 
season governs the quantity of blossom j 
the next year. In the case of dwarf ) 
ties, the Wk of the shoots are pruned o , . 
and the flower crop is provided by ourren ^ 
season’s growth. . i • 
In a recent leading article in the “ ‘ i 
stress was laid upon the way climbing it>s 1 
were provided with water at their ’ 
and it was suggested that where ^ 
was efficiently done the planl^s 
badly attacked by aphides. With ^ 
J arrive at any other oonclusi h 
