. The rose book, a complete guide for amateur rose growers. Roses. 176 THE ROSE BOOK of pruning adopted.'-^. The harder the pruning the finer and, usually, the fewer will be the blooms, and vice versa. But there is, I think, little satisfaction in having a garden full of roses if all the blooms are poor, and devoid of that exquisite grace of form that is one of the. A standard rose after pruning, showing weak growths cut out and others shortened to varying lengths. chief charms of the queen of flowers. vFor this reason it is desirable always to prune rather severely ; not only does this enable
. The rose book, a complete guide for amateur rose growers. Roses. 176 THE ROSE BOOK of pruning adopted.'-^. The harder the pruning the finer and, usually, the fewer will be the blooms, and vice versa. But there is, I think, little satisfaction in having a garden full of roses if all the blooms are poor, and devoid of that exquisite grace of form that is one of the. A standard rose after pruning, showing weak growths cut out and others shortened to varying lengths. chief charms of the queen of flowers. vFor this reason it is desirable always to prune rather severely ; not only does this enable one to obtain finer blooms, but it forces the plants to make vigorous growth, thus keeping them youthful and healthy. A growth is cut back at a point. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Thomas, H. H. (Harry Higgott); Easlea, Walter. London, New York [etc. ] Cassell
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