The little pruning book; an intimate guide to the surer growing of better fruits and flowers . ving possibilitiesof treatment in various ways, so that the inexperiencedgardener will be lost unless he can get a few generalprinciples of rose pruning i fixed. I shall try in this chap-ter to straighten out this rosetangle so that any one whowill follow the instructionsgiven cannot go far wrong. To begin with there are twothings to be considered inpruning any rose. The first isthe natural character or habitof the class or type to whichit belongs; and the second isthe result the gardener maywish to
The little pruning book; an intimate guide to the surer growing of better fruits and flowers . ving possibilitiesof treatment in various ways, so that the inexperiencedgardener will be lost unless he can get a few generalprinciples of rose pruning i fixed. I shall try in this chap-ter to straighten out this rosetangle so that any one whowill follow the instructionsgiven cannot go far wrong. To begin with there are twothings to be considered inpruning any rose. The first isthe natural character or habitof the class or type to whichit belongs; and the second isthe result the gardener maywish to achieve—the finestindividual flowers; the greatestquantity of good flowers; orthe most striking show in hisgarden, or on the trellis orarbor, as the case may be. To take the second of thesefactors first: With any indi-vidual plant you may follow one of at least three methodsof pruning. Severe pruning will give you the finest indi-vidual blooms, the most perfect roses you can produce,under the conditions you have. Moderate pruning willgive you many more blooms and quite perfect ones, 21 ^. FIG. pruning of hardy gardenroses; the more severe the pruning,the finer the flowers, but there willnot be so many of them. Cutillustrates medium pruning ofstrong-growing sort. but they will not be so large, nor have such long stems,as you could get with severe pruning. Light pruning willgive you more abundant bloom, larger plants, a contin-uous supply, and the most striking decorative effect inyour garden or on your lawn; but the individual flowerswill not be as fine for cutting, as they will be smaller,less prefect and have shorter stems. It is up to thegardener to decide which of these methods of pruningshall be followed. It is a matter of personal choice,which does not effect the general welfare of the rosegarden. Where there are many roses probably allthree methods will be utilized, so that there will besome extra fine blooms for the house and for givingaway, and at the same ti
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