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in sand. The cutting is made of well- 

 ripened wood, and is to have three eyes. 

 The lower eye is to go in 

 the ground, and from it 

 ^A leaves must be cut with a 

 sharp knife in such a way 

 that it will not injure the 

 hud. When it is plunged 

 in the soil, the base of the 

 '^l!l||^ second eye must come just 

 M'!¥ to the surface of the sand 

 (Fig. 60). The pot or box 

 "in which such cuttings are 

 started may be half-filled 

 witli earth, and topped out 

 with sand. During warm 

 weather, no bottom heat is 

 required. Cuttings of the 

 hybrids may be made in 

 the same way, but the ist 

 mnJ |1^ of August is the time usu- 

 ^^3^ ally chosen, as indeed it 

 Fig. 60. is for teas, though teas may 

 still be propagated. 



Too much sunshine is not desi- 

 rable for cuttings under these condi- 

 tions. When they are first placed in 

 the ground or pots, the earth should be 



ing by mulcli is preferable, as the slij) 

 cannot take moisture until it has start- 

 ed roots. It is often impossible to bend 

 down stems of roses. A simple stand, 

 as shown in Fig 61, is here useful. Some 

 kind of a receptacle for earth, like a tin 

 can of good size, should be provided. 

 This must be opened at the side, 

 first having the bottom melted off, and, 

 after inclosing the branch it is desired 

 to root, filled with damp earth and kept 

 from drying. You will find the book 

 entitled Propagation of Plants, publish- 

 ed by the Orange Judd Co., 751 Broad- 

 way, New York, a very interesting and 

 instructive work ; price !j>i.5o. 



Vines on the Old Trees. 



In the rambling door yards of the 

 farm houses of the land there is often to 

 be seen a patriarchal apple tree, or a 

 number of them, for, a century ago, our 

 ancestors had to be utilitarians, and the 

 apple trees not only furnished them with 

 shade, but with fruit and flowers. But 

 these old trees that have, for so many 

 years, held aloft their yearly bidden of 

 fragrance and fruition are in the decay- 

 dence, and every season there are less 

 of them ; it is, however, a pretty fash- 

 ion when one breaks off, or has to be 

 cut, to let it form its own monument, 

 by leaving the stump, and, if possible, 

 a small section of branch, and planting 

 with some fresh earth a Clematis or 

 Virginia Creeper at the foot, and plac- 

 ing a pretty bird house on top. Espe- 

 cially as it is not always convenient to 

 have it dug out by the roots, and as it 

 often leaves a space where one would 

 prefer to have something growing. — 

 Vick's Magazine. 



firmly compacted about them, but they 

 should not be given a great deal of 

 water. Protection of the soil from dry- 



Climbeps in Autumn. 



Climbing plants on walls require 

 attention if not already attended to. 

 They have completed their summer 

 growth, and many of the shoots have 

 extended considerably, and have not a 

 particularly neat appearance. Some 



