182 PEOPAGATIOX OF ROSES 



Eoses. (Perpetual succeed best by budding.) In 

 May or June, as soon as the young shoots have 

 shed their first flowers, they will be in a proper 

 state for use. The cuttings may be made from 

 two to four inches long, having at least three 

 joints or buds, from the lower end of which cut 

 off the leaf, and smoothe the bottom end, with a 

 sharp knife, directly under an eye, leaving the 

 other leaves untouched ; the cuttings may then 

 be inserted about one and a half or two inches 

 into very sandy soil, either in pots, or in the 

 ground ; if in a frame, so much the better. Shade 

 them from the sun during- the dav, and ofive them 

 gentle sprinklings of water. They must also be 

 protected from heavy drj'ing winds, and fully ex- 

 posed to the dews of the night, Avhich are very 

 genial to them. In about three or four weeks 

 they will be rooted, and may either remain where 

 planted till autumn, or be at once transplanted 

 into pots, and placed in the shade till they have 

 taken fresh root. These cuttings will make fine 

 plants for the next season, and by extra culture 

 may be made fine plants for blooming in the 

 greenhouse during winter. Cuttings taken off in 

 September, and planted in a very shaded situation, 

 will be well rooted in the following spring, and 

 may then be transplanted into any part of the 



