. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. rig. 44.—Pyramidal Pruning, finislied. Fig. 45.—Umbrella Trainer for Weeping Eoses. distances of a foot or so, and iron pegs project- ing two inches or so on either side driven home, so as to become immovable. This prevents the wind from sweeping the branches round the hoop into confusion or sheer destruction. When wooden hoops are used the natural snags should be kept on to serve the same purpose, that of fixing the branches securely where placed, and making them independent of wind and weather. Fig. 45 shows a section of a weeping Rose fixed in posit
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. rig. 44.—Pyramidal Pruning, finislied. Fig. 45.—Umbrella Trainer for Weeping Eoses. distances of a foot or so, and iron pegs project- ing two inches or so on either side driven home, so as to become immovable. This prevents the wind from sweeping the branches round the hoop into confusion or sheer destruction. When wooden hoops are used the natural snags should be kept on to serve the same purpose, that of fixing the branches securely where placed, and making them independent of wind and weather. Fig. 45 shows a section of a weeping Rose fixed in position. It will also be seen that the very longest of all modes of long pruning is adopted. It would, indeed,' be a waste of time, as well as a trial of patience, to mount Roses on the highest available stocks, and then prune back their drooping shoots so often and so severely as to hinder their becoming effectual. By the choice of rapid-growing Roses (see our selec- rapid. PjT^amids are also formed at times of Aji-- shire, Noisette, and Evergreen Roses, and in such cases the procedure may be different. The above instructions are given for the formation of standards and pyramidal Roses out of Hybrid Perpetuals. Roses that run twenty feet a year claim, and should have, greater liberty of growth and fi^eedom of training. They, in a word, should have less pruning and more room. Two or more shoots run from the ground up a pole or tree, with the snags left on to support the Roses, may be left almost full length, and may form a magnificent pillar or climbing Rose the next year. The secret of perpetuating their beauty Kes in, if possible, cutting out a main shoot back to the root annually, or so often as opportunity presents itself. Erom the base of this, other long rambling shoots will spring forth, probably more \dgorous. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these il
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