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moderately plump and consequently quite dormant. 

 If the bark does not come away readily from any 

 shoot when the handle of the budding knife is 

 inserted, it is useless to try and bud on it. When 

 the prickles on either the shoot of the Brier to be 

 budded or on the shoot of the Rose from which 

 the bud is to be taken come off easily and there are 

 at the same time fresh green leaves at the end of 

 that shoot, it is certain to be in the best condition 

 possible for budding. The Hybrid Perpetuals and 

 Hybrid Teas will be found easier to bud than the 

 Teas. The buds should be tied in moderately firmly 

 but not too tightly. In a fortnight's time they may 

 be tied afresh, this time more loosely. After budding, 

 none of the budded shoots of the Brier should be 

 touched with the knife until November, when the 

 longest and most vigorous may be shortened about 

 one-third of their length. 



Budding Dwarf Stocks. — The stocks should be kept 

 well earthed up until budding time, when the sur- 

 rounding soil should be removed with a small hand 

 fork from a few of the Briers as they are wanted. 

 The main stem should then be cleaned with a rag 

 and the slit made in it for the insertion of the bud. 

 The T-shaped slit, previously objected to in the case 

 of standard stocks, may here be made, and a single 

 bud (or if preferred two buds close together) be 

 inserted in it. The buds should be inserted quite 

 low down in the stem near the roots and not in 

 the upper part of it. The instructions given when 

 treating of budding standard stocks as regards 



