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am, indeed, now fully convinced that the only me- 

 thod of cultivating dwarf Hybrid Perpetual Eoses 

 in soils that are gravelly, sandy, or resting on 

 chalk, is to employ the Manetti Eose as a stock. 



Since the above paragraphs were written, more 

 experience with this has been gained ; although 

 so vigorous in growth it does not fovtii good 

 standards, the stems with their side branches left 

 on increase rapidly in bulk, but when they are 

 budded at the height proper for standards, and 

 the side brandies cut off, the bark becomes in- 

 durated, the sap apparently jx 

 ceases to circulate freely, and |f 

 the stems in a year or two ^W". h 

 shrink, and the head becomes \\. 

 stunted in its growth and un- ll 

 healthy. Some of the vigor- ^^&:^^ 

 ous-growing Hybrid China y^^^yT^T^^ 

 Roses make good half-stand- / ' / > 

 ards on this stock, but its 

 great eligibility is for dwarfs and pyramids; these 

 should be budded close to the ground, and when 

 transplanted from the nursery, should be planted 

 so as to cover the junction of the bud with the 

 stock, placing that part about one inch and a 

 half or two inches below the surface of the 

 border. 



The annexed tigure will illustrate my meaning 

 better than a host of words, a, junction of the 

 bud with tlie stock ; 6, the height to which the 



