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should he supported by sticks ; at this time they will also require to be 
frequently watered ; and as they bloom, pull up all that come deci- 
dedly bad ; the best, of course, should be piped or layered at the proper 
season. 
Some persons sow the latter end of May, allow the pots to remain 
in the open air, and prick the plants out at once into beds. The dis- 
advantage of this system is obvious; for, in the first place, they do 
not come up so soon; and secondly, when planted in beds at so tender 
an age, they are rendered more liable to be destroyed by worms and 
slugs. 
REMARKS. 
AvuricuLas.—Now is a favourable time to commence shifting and 
re-potting these plants for summer growth. Should this business 
be deferred (as is the practice with some) till August, the plants grow 
sickly, and are more difficult to preserve during the hot months. 
Poxtyanruuses.— We recommend nearly similar treatment for this 
class, with the exception of planting out, which may be done with 
advantage as soon as the plants are done blooming. A bed having 
been prepared for them in a nice cool situation, they should be parted 
from the roots and placed at equal distances, carefully watered and 
protected when needful, vigilantly watching for the appearance of red 
spider, which you may consider yourselves fortunate if they do not wait 
upon you by thousands—and, what is worse, are seldom induced to quit 
their quarters, unless extreme measures are resorted to, 
On Buppine Rosrs.— Being a novice in the art of budding Roses, 
I shall feel much obliged if either yourself, or any one of your numerous 
correspondents, will kindly inform me what is the best way of pruning 
the stocks. I have now procured two hundred, having last year’s 
shoots left five or six inches long. Should these be left, so that when 
they put out in summer I shall bud on two years’ old wood, or is it 
better to prune the stock to a single straight stem, and then bud on the 
wood of one summer’s growth ?—X. X. 
[An article on the subject is inserted in the number for April, 1842, 
vol. x., to which we refer our correspondent for the entire process, 
extracting only the following :—* Transplant strong, clean, straight 
‘stocks, as just mentioned ; cut them over at a height to suit your taste, 
say from three to six feet ; and cover the wounds with a cement, direc- 
tions for making which will ensue. In the spring, when they begin to 
‘shoot out, rub off all buds but three or four at the top, so situated as 
to promise an uniform head. Carefully pinch off fresh buds, which 
arise afterwards, and remove suckers as soon as they appear. In tlie 
progress of summer the stocks will require to be staked, and demand 
continued attention to the disbudding of them (of other shoots which 
push) and the regulation of those retained for budding upon.” “ Early 
in July displace the thorns where it is designed to make incisions for 
the buds.” 
