. The joyous art of gardening; a book of first aid to the amateur. Gardening. HOW TO PRUNE YOUR SHRUBS. H. P. rose pruned for quality roses (cut out all except dark branches) or split it down—a clean cut heals easily. Rub a little fresh earth on the cut. Next come the "; Many of the finest roses and most named varieties of azaleas and hlacs are grafted or budded plants, that is, the root of the plant— the "stock"—^is of a sturdy, common sort; the top of another, rarer sort. Even on the stem of a very old plant it is easy to see where the budding has been done; catal
. The joyous art of gardening; a book of first aid to the amateur. Gardening. HOW TO PRUNE YOUR SHRUBS. H. P. rose pruned for quality roses (cut out all except dark branches) or split it down—a clean cut heals easily. Rub a little fresh earth on the cut. Next come the "; Many of the finest roses and most named varieties of azaleas and hlacs are grafted or budded plants, that is, the root of the plant— the "stock"—^is of a sturdy, common sort; the top of another, rarer sort. Even on the stem of a very old plant it is easy to see where the budding has been done; catalogues often give a diagram showing this. Anything that grows up from below the bud is a "sucker" and should be promptly cut off—^it saps the vitality of the plant and is not the sort you wanted. Although budded roses are more vigorous and long-lived than those grown on their own roots—that is, with root and top both of the fine sort—most nurserymen prefer to sell "own root" roses to amateurs for the uncomplimentary reason that the buyer rarely knows a sucker when he sees it, and that, if he does, he will not be likely to keep them cut out, and then he will complain, "I bought such a variety of rose, and now look at this ; It is in order to discourage "suckers" that folk are urged to plant budded roses with the bud three inches below the soil. Dead wood and "suckers" out, then comes thinning. If you care more to have large rose-bushes than to grow fine roses, then much thinning is unnecessary—simply cut out interfering branches. But if 127. 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 Duncan, Frances, 1877-. New York, C. Scribner's sons
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