Observations on the cultivation of roses in pots; including The autobiography of a pot-rose . No. 6—Twiner, Pruned. duced, but a strong well-ordered plant was obtained in ashort space of time. Now let us look to the main object in pruning now is to obtain secure this end the three leading shoots may beshortened level with the tops of the sticks, the lateralshoot (there is but one in this instance) cut back to four THE CULTIVATION OF ROSES IN POTS. 37 or five eyes, and the probable result will be a treecovered with bloom, resembling in some measure theaccompanying engravin
Observations on the cultivation of roses in pots; including The autobiography of a pot-rose . No. 6—Twiner, Pruned. duced, but a strong well-ordered plant was obtained in ashort space of time. Now let us look to the main object in pruning now is to obtain secure this end the three leading shoots may beshortened level with the tops of the sticks, the lateralshoot (there is but one in this instance) cut back to four THE CULTIVATION OF ROSES IN POTS. 37 or five eyes, and the probable result will be a treecovered with bloom, resembling in some measure theaccompanying engraving (No. 7).. No. 7. — Twiner in Bloom. Under this mode of growth a small amount of pruningonly is necessary; any superfluous or crowded shootsmay of course be removed, and however many lateralsthere may be, the whole should be cut back to three, 38 THE CULTIVATION OF ROSES IN POTS. four, or five eyes, according to their strength of growth,leaving the fewest eyes on the weakest shoots. The stiff erect-growing kinds may be formed intoshort pillars, or trained to flat wires. The formerpresent the most natural appearance, and to effect thisfrom three to five shoots may be allowed in the firstinstance, and pruned of different lengths; these willthrow out laterals, and if tied round a single stickplaced in the centre of the pot a column or pillar ofroses is formed. In after seasons they may be prunedas proposed for other Roses. Since the introduction of the Rambler Roses of theMultiflora and Wichuraiana classes, the columnar orpillar form of training Climbing Roses has become verypopular. This style w
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