Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-15

10 ss,lit~d. Aasirvss Eiissf lioatnAkpns
cotrss. osfs~i iAs~"srs,. Paris, Maine.
PRUNING AND MATURING ROSES.
Do not neglect 20 prune your roses,
aud manure the ground about them. EAR
~ In spring. In pruning. do not cut
assay strong living wood. unless you do
80 la improve the SHAPE 30 the plant ~
tn rv,lucv the WELD ~ the flowers. Hut re-
move all sicklv or dead branches. and
those of .plniling growth, such ~ would
interfere With the development ~ ihs
plant az produce Inferior or rudlmeniar,
howrrs. II \. SAID that q dead branch
unr,moyei absorb. q. much Dourish'
ment az !. required by living ooe
hcncr We zee the Importance ~ pruning
such branches away. Hut the living
branches. when strong aud vigorous,
arr the Que. which produce the flowers,
aud II these are removed the crop ri
bloom L. re,iucssi. just az the nower'
fade the plant should b. again prunei,
and NJ that time all such branches n
werr loaded With dower. should IT, cu'
away. Til. viii prevent the formation
IL se.d pods. aud encourage . vigorous
growth II Young wood, which ~ill una.
TURF we'll aud Insure q liberal crop ri
fioNe ~. the NEXT season.
Thc.- r-marks upon pruning r,fcr par
Itlcularly Ia misunderstanding ro.c.
such a. the old cah,agc ani June rv-e-
the wall roses. and the hardy, climbing
prairie rose.. The tea, Bourbon and
china ro.c. NAV h. prunc'i ~ almost
any time. aud a.. more severely the,
are prunci In som. varieties, the mors
freely will they bleom. The same u
true, In few eases, With che hyhrid
perpetual ro.es, hu, as q general rule
ibc.e should - pfunci more spsrlngiy
or ~. growth viii D. 80 vigorous o. "a
prevent the formation ~ buis. N th'
pruning ~ hyhtid i-rpetusl rn.~. !. ITO
orally done Ia the spring. the iirsi crut
20 fos,rs Slll D. smaller, beat the qu,l
IT. will L. improved, aud u the fading
flower. arr promptly removed. second
crop will soon foiios, sni " the of-ta
tion !. rvTeaici. q third crop viii result
Tho chief difsrrncc Ia the hloomlng
qualities ~ The tea aud hybrid I'erpriua
rpsss u that the former arr, foe the mosl
part. sNcfblD0mlng or continuous bloom
lng. while the hyhti psue,uai. t'",i
il,slt flower. In crop. II Interval. during
the season
Mo.t I-r.ans mulch their harly ro.e'
18th mauur late In sutumn, sni ih'
~ stem l. o. D. enrouugCl, as the W.
nurr pfptsci. the fsots frum the sxtrem'
change. of tsmp~rsiufv ~high often a.
cur during the Winter. AMI IL. fcrilllrinE
materials arr waslpssi lntn the .oil AZ In
tsrNals. gradually rnTiching u a tim'
shcn the fuO,s ar dormant 90 In .sini
dormant condiiion. lnths spring, thcr',
fore, both soil anil rpots srr ready q
pa.ha vigorous guWth I'lanis ihsI
have t-.u thus treated lo not rrguir
additional mtnuring Ia the spflng. III
.oli about thru .houli simply - stirrv,
and ~. manure Incorporated thorough
u With II. ~, hose,-f. mulchlng h.
not t--.n attended a. in ~. fall, snm'
usll-icra,e,i mtuurv shouli b. .pfrtl
about the plants Ia ~. spring, sui Va
urtufaic,i With the .oii. q. in ~. fnr
mrf casr. Aitsr the fret crup ~ fioNrf'
fade, aui " h~n The summer pruning u
i..ing attended o.. ~" grpuni .h''ul
o. malch-,i sgain Siih manur, "a ",
main until fail. thea hoci IN to cnrici
ils soli. as pr-, inasly recommended.
Illr advantage ~ pruning ihe plaui'
and snriching the .oll In the cIliufr 81
ros.. l. gr,sii. Thee operations consti
tat~ The handspring ~ .ucc-ss. VIII
.kkiy. ill-.hat-~l, d~a, Ing plants siri,
ing e. gtow la grassy. impoverished soll
ths rr.alt v not encouraging, a. say tn
least, ani N ile cultl,ai"r 4 fl doe. NJ"
l-~cotne dlsgustsi slth vhat the lns~C'
I-,si. i-t,v - the plants, hls asplr,iion0
In tiYs culture - ru.s. ar csrtainly no
Ito o. suNiri. \ notrd ru.afisn onC'
.iii ilrr ,hiTf elsmcnis ~ rOss Cuiiur'
ruud D. dessfihesi IN thru wofds-''cul
tiNsts. rulfirlis, ,tttn an" hat -
t,~iieNr Tie .impls dlfvgilous herr siS'i
viih fvgafi o. pruning and minufin.
Nill D. iuuui mere elective ani satis
factory than simply cultivation - ih'
.oll. We must Tay attention io th'
rrusth "a plants, anil o. the ~urichln.
20 ths soii. a. veil q. to siiffiug u an,
rendering II t~rN i"us Ca cir aud moisture
auj 20 th~.~ thing. arr provided fur u
thv treatment ai,o,r suggrste,i. IlIos'
vhn adopt u vill ini that they have n"'
lcrn mislei