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Title: The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden
Identifier: centurybookofgar00cook (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Cook, E. T. (Ernest Thomas), 1867-1915, ed
Subjects: Gardening
Publisher: London, The Offices of "Country life" (etc. )
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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i8o THE CENTURY BOOK OF GARDENING. marks show where to prune. If you want a few flowers of high quality the plant should be pruned at the dotted lines, and then assisted by high culture. Fig. 7 is a strong grower of the Ulrich Brunner type, and one which gives better results when its long shoots are left almost intact, pegging them down to within a few inches of the ground. To cut away the whole of these long, flowerless growths would only result in a number of similar shoots being made, and if the same system of pruning was again followed, the variety would probably be condemned as a shy bloomer. It is the same with climbers upon walls or fences, and with strong growers when upon Standards. In fig. 8, the cross marks again show the spot where the shoots should be severed. In pruning always use a sharp knife, cut off at an eye with an outward tendency, and thin the centre of the plant as far as possible. There are cases upon walls where a system of spurring in the side growths can be adopted to advantage, as otherwise the wall
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ARCHES OF ROSES. would be comparatively bare ; but with strong-growing Standards the long branches will droop over from the weight of flowers and have a more charming effect. A Standard of a medium grower would be pruned similarly to the dwarf plant shown in Fig. 6. HOW TO PLANT A ROSE may seem a simple matter, but many have laid the foundation of failure through bad planting. Never plant in a very wet soil, nor allow crude manures to come into direct contact with the roots. See that the roots are spread out properly and naturally, not pressed into a small hole and cramped and distorted from the first. Plant dwarf kinds 2in. deeper than the junction of Rose and stock, and Standards 3m. below the original root when taken from the hedgerow. To place a small grower side by side with one of three or four times the strength is a great mistake, and the weaker grower has no chance whatever. For medium growers 3ft. is a good distance, while plants of greater vigour will need to be from 4ft. to 6ft. apart. Do not plant against a wall, but leave some 4in. or 6in. between the wall and the base of the plant.

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