Identifier: rosesforenglish00jeky (find matches)
Title: Roses for English gardens
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932 Mawley, Edward
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Publisher: (London) : "Country Life,"
Contributing Library: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden
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e Roses—Culture andPruning. — These so-called garden Roses belongto such different sections that it is impossible tolay down any special rules as to culture. In allcases, however, the object aimed at should be the same,namely, to obtain strong-growing plants of all thevarieties cultivated, to thin out the shoots sparingly,and to prune back lightly those that remain. Theclimbing varieties should be treated as recommended inthe chapter on pruning (p. 104), those of less vigorousgrowth should be cultivated as free-flowering bushes,while in the case of dwarf-growing Teas and Pomponsthe same bushy habit should as far as possible be en-couraged. Cutting the Flowers.—As the cutting and arrangingof garden Roses takes considerably longer thandoes that of the exhibition varieties, it is advisableto commence operations earlier in the afternoon pre-ceding the show day. In selecting the sprays thoseon which the most forward flowers are only halfopen should be chosen, and the remainder should
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SOUVENIR DE CATHERINE GUILLOT (T. Garden Rose).COPPERY CARMINE, SHADED ORANGE.

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