1929 Catalog of Evergreens, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Roses (Classic Reprint) PDF Download

Author: Kallay Bros. Company
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780365057383
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 72

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Excerpt from 1929 Catalog of Evergreens, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Roses Pruning. Roses are usually shipped with most of their wood, but it is a mistake 011 the part of many planters to put them in the ground un trimmed. The weak sheets are usually removed by us before sending stock out, so that what the cus tomer gets is all ready to plant except cutting back. Hybrid'perpetual Roses should be cut back, every shoot, to about 6 to 8 inches above the crown or that part above the roots where the stem begins to branch. Teas and Hybrid Teas need not be cut back quite so hard; the Polyanthas not at all unless stems are too numerous. Every Spring, usually the fore part of March, just before the leaf buds begin to swell, these classes should be treated simi larly. And the winter covering gradually removed. The. Rugosas are pruned merely to keep their growth within bounds and to remove dead wood; the Hardy Climbers are merely trimmed, and inas much as their bloom comes only on wood made the season before, the safest and most beneficial time for pruning is immediately after their blooming season and before they make new summer growth. Suckers from the Manetti stock should be cutt off at once, and may be recognized by a difference in color and arrangement of seven leaves, instead of five, as in almost all varieties of Roses. Do not be afraid of the knife; the flowers will be larger and richer in color, and the bed more sightly. Treatment on Arrival. If upon arrival th ots seem to be very' dry, soak them thoroughly in water; if the stems as well are too dry, bury the entire plant in the ground for two or'three days. At no time after unpacking should the roots be exposed to the sun or dry winds; a very little neg lect at this time working serious if not fatal injury to the bush. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.