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Show When any plant in the flower garden begins to produce seeds freely, it usually inclines to stop flowering. Plants such as roses, which we desire to have flower as long as possible, should therefore not be permitted to fruit. All faded roses should be at once cut away. Even those which are known as everbloomens are benefited by this practice. Indeed, the reason that these roses have this lengthened period of flowering is that they show a natural indisposition to make growth. Roses flower only -at the end of a young branch; when the faded flowers are cut away the buds in the leaf-axils push into growth; and it is from this second starting of young branches that the flowers come. Denver Field arid Farm. |