. [Catalogue]. Nursery stock California Fresno Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) California Fresno Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. FANCHER CREEK NURSERIES. 123 to receive the roots. Prune the top, cutting back the branches at least one-half, and thin- ning out those that are too thick. The roots should also be cut back a third, and all bruised roots removed. After planting settle the soil around the plant by watering freely. No definite rule can be laid down for pruning roses, except that the Tea
. [Catalogue]. Nursery stock California Fresno Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) California Fresno Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. FANCHER CREEK NURSERIES. 123 to receive the roots. Prune the top, cutting back the branches at least one-half, and thin- ning out those that are too thick. The roots should also be cut back a third, and all bruised roots removed. After planting settle the soil around the plant by watering freely. No definite rule can be laid down for pruning roses, except that the Teas do not require as severe pruning as the Hybrid Perpetuals. A thinning out and shortening in of branches should be done each season to make the plants flower freely. When the roses have stopped blooming in the early. Souvenir de President Carnot. See page 133. summer, the faded buds should be cut and the plants should be given a light pruning, or more correctly a pinching back, which will have the effect of making them respond with a bounteous bloom in the fall. The reader will notice that we have ar- ranged this list in alphabetical order, ir- respective of the class of group to which a variety may belong. To afford the novice, however, means of distinguishing one class from another, we have prepared the follow- ing explanatory paragraphs. BANKSIAS. Roses of this class have very small flow- ers, and bloom in clusters; are vigorous climbers and very useful for covering trel- lises, etc. With their small but most abun- dant' flowers, interspersed among the smooth, glossy green foliage, they form an object of great beauty; require very little care when once established. BENGALS OR CHINAS. Natives of China. Of moderate growth and not very fragrant. The foliage and flowers are small. They are valuable for borders on account of their compact growth and the profusion of brilliant crimson buds they produce. BOURBONS. The varieties of this class differ greatly in their general charact
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