CULTURE OP THE ROSE. 73 



They must be removed as soon as seen, not by cutting 

 them offj but by tearing them off under ground, either by 

 hand if possible, or with the help of a forked stick, which, 

 pressed strongly into the earth, slips them off at their junc- 

 tion with the root. 



It cannot be denied that many kinds of roses, budded 

 low on the Manetti stock, will grow with a vigor, and bloom 

 with a splendor, which they do not reach on their own 

 roots, and which will often repay the additional labor 

 which they exact. We once planted in the manner above 

 described a strong Manetti stock containing a single bud of 

 the Hybrid Perpetual Rose, Triomphe de PExposition. 

 In the September following, it had thrown up a stem with 

 several branches, the central shoot rising to the height of 

 six feet and a half, and bearing on its top the largest and 

 finest blossom we have ever seen of that superb variety. 

 Some roses, however, will not grow well on the Manetti. 

 Others, again, can scarcely be grown with advantage in 

 any other way, refusing to strike root from layers, and 

 often failing when the attempt is made to root them from 

 cuttings even of the soft wood. Some, even when rooted, 

 remain feeble and dwarfish plants ; while, if a bud from 

 them is implanted in a good Manetti stock, it would grow 

 to a vigorous bush in one season. To sum up, we would 



