l60 A BOOK ABOUT ROSES. 



hands. I mean that the vigorous Briers, from 6 to 8 feet 

 in height, may be converted into 



Weeping Rose-Trees, 



which, properly trained, are very beautiful. Buds of the 

 Ayrshire and Evergreen Roses, of Amadis and Gracilis, 

 Boursaults, or of Blairii 2, Hybrid China, should be in- 

 serted, in three or four laterals, at the top of such standards 

 as have been selected for their health as well as their height. 

 Closely pruned the following spring, they may be trans- 

 planted from the nursery, or from the private budding- 

 ground, in the autumn, and the removal must be effected 

 with every possible care and attention. I would advise 

 that these tall specimens be moved somewhat earlier than 

 the usual time for transplanting, so that, when firmly 

 secured in their place, and freely watered, they may be 

 induced to make roots, and gain some hold of the ground 

 before the winter begins. A strong iron stake, set side 

 by side with the stem, and surrounding it just below the 

 junction of the buds with a semi-globular framework, the 

 whole apparatus resembling a parasol with a quadruple 

 allowance of stick, will be the best support for the tree 

 (fixed deeply in the ground, of course, as directed for the 



