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the offspring of these will doubtless give some 

 choice sorts. It now requires a very superior 

 article to rank among first-rate roses, and none 

 shall ever, with our consent, be sent forth with a 

 name, without merit. Standards, or rose trees of 

 from one to three feet, of the Bengal sorts, are 

 very attractive, and should always be cultivated 

 where variety, character, and ornament are de- 

 sired. They can be very easily budded on the 

 Manettii stock at any required height, and with 

 care may continue to flourish from ten to fifteen 

 years, keeping their heads close pruned, and giv- 

 ing them plenty of enriching materials about 

 their roots every winter. Some of the delicate 

 growing varieties can be budded on the' stronger 

 sorts ; the common daily rose makes an excellent 

 stock, and it can be propagated with such facility 

 that any quantity of strong plants may be got for 

 the purpose. All the China roses can be propa- 

 gated by cuttings taken from the plants as soon 

 as they have done blooming, in June, August, 

 September, and October; the shoots, about three 

 or four inches long, that have produced flowers, 

 are the best for the purpose ; cut them off close to 

 the old wood, and reduce them to three inches in 

 length, cutting off the top ; then insert them into 

 sandy rich earth, in a shady spot, or on the north 



