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Monza. All the roses I have budded on 

 this stock have succeeded admirably." The 

 best of this stock is, that when once the 

 bud has taken possession of its sap, it 

 ceases to throw up suckers, which, how- 

 ever we may turn to account in nursery 

 quarters, are in the rosery a nuisance. It 

 may be worked later than any other stock, 



below the ground level, to give the rose 

 a chance of making roots for itself, which 

 it will generally do, but not always. For 

 chalky, gravelly, and sandy soils this is 

 invaluable. Then, if there be neither 

 Manetti's nor briars in the garden, you 

 still have probably one of the best of 

 stocks in that old favourite, the Maiden's 



Via. 



and if September pass by and you have 

 lost the last chance of budding, then you 

 can wait till March and graft your roses 

 on its roots, Manetti's, however, will 

 not make standards ; they must be worked 

 as close to the ground as possible, and at 

 the final planting the base of the shoot 

 from the entered bud must be planted 



Blush. What an excellent habited rose 

 that is ; does not push out suckers at a 

 great distance like common moss or cab- 

 bage, or briar ; makes roots freely ; takes 

 a bud of almost any kind, whether shy or 

 free, and never overpowers the bud with 

 its own growth, although it is a robust 

 i grower. Next to that, place the China 



