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are ready for action ; and the less time that elapses between the different branches 

 of the work the better : the bud should be cut out, inserted, and tied immediately. 



The Wild-roses are sometimes budded in the hedges where they grow, which 

 is called "Hedge-budding." If it be intended to remove them afterwards to the 

 Flower-garden the practice is not worthy of attention : it is far better to transfer 

 them as stocks, and bud those which grow after removal. But if done with the 

 view of ornamenting parks, &c, by leaving the plants in the hedges, the idea is a 

 good one. Bud them as heretofore described, taking care to eradicate suckers, 

 which usually arise in great abundance, and soon starve the plants if left 

 unchecked. 



4. Grafting.— It is sometimes asked whether grafted Roses are equal to budded 

 ones? When the junction becomes perfect they are quite as good, but the scion 

 and stock do not always thoroughly coalesce ; owing to which, more imperfect 

 plants are raised by this mode than by any other. 



In selecting stocks for grafting, whether they be Manettii, Boursault, or Dog- 

 roses, they should be secured of various sizes ; the majority, however, about the 

 thickness of an ordinary cedar-pencil. It is well to pot them in 60-sized pots one 

 year before required for use. The best time for grafting Roses in pots is January, 

 and the stocks should be placed in bottom heat a week or ten days beforehand. 

 All kinds will succeed grafted, but the hard-wooded ones do the best. The forms 

 most generally practised are, 1. Cleft-grafting, 2. Wedge-grafting, and 3. Whip- 

 grafting. 



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Cleft-grafting. 



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