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THE ROSE GARDEN. 



subject there, and all who value a good fence will rejoice over its removal. There 

 cannot be a good hedge where the Dog-roses abound. The autumn is the best 

 time to remove them, and a mattock is the fittest instrument for the purpose. 

 Before replanting in the garden the roots should be trimmed close with a bill, 

 bruisino- them as little as possible in the operation, and the tops shortened of va- 

 rious lengths, according to their size or straightness. The Boursault and Manettii 

 Rose may be either struck from cuttings made in autumn, or purchased at the 

 nurseries. The crimson Boursault is allowable as a stock for Tea-scented and 

 Chinese Roses intended for pot-culture. The Manettii is desirable for hardy 

 kinds when an extremely vigorous growth is desired. The latter has been recom- 

 mended for kinds of delicate growth, which do not thrive well on the Dog-rose, 

 but my experience does not uphold the recommendation. If a change of stock is ne- 

 cessary for such, it would seem that one of a finer, not coarser nature than the Dog- 

 rose should be employed. That the plants grow more vigorously on the Manettii 

 the first year we do not deny, but their subsequent decline is also more rapid. 



As the stocks shoot forth in spring they will sometimes produce buds from the 

 base to the top : all should be removed but two or three nearest the summit. 

 Three placed triangularly are best, when the two lower ones — which should range 

 on opposite sides — may be budded, and the upper one cut away so soon as the 

 stranger-buds are developed. 



The operation of budding consists in transferring from one tree a small piece of 

 bark containing an embryo bud, and inserting it beneath the bark of another tree. 



No. 38. 



Budding. 



