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to get up. The right way with all the Chinese Roses is to raise 

 plants from cuttings. 



Some Roses of very great value go back in the most provoking 

 way, like a beautiful Rose, Mrs D. M'Kee. With them we had 

 great success from cuttings put not in the heavy loam of the Rose 

 beds but in the lighter soil of the fruit garden. 



The main difficulty is transplanting, the roots being more fragile 

 than those of the Brier. The best way of all is to put the cuttings 

 where the plants are wanted to grow, and so ensuring to them a 

 long life. The best time to make cuttings of the half-ripened wood 

 is in September, or, in warm valleys, a little later. Our cuttings 

 are usually about 10 inches long and often with a heel, and are 

 inserted for the greater part of their length in the freest sandy loam 

 in the place. We began with heavy soil, which in catalogues is said 

 to be the best that is because the Brier being universally used the 

 soil must suit it ; but for the Teas and Chinas the best soil is a free 

 sandy loam in which the roots can find all they need. 



Among the confusing and useless classifications are the 

 following : Bourbon, Boursalt, Damask, Hybrid Bourbon, Hybrid 

 China, Hybrid Perpetual, Hybrid Sweet Brier, Hybrid Tea- 

 Scented, Hybrid Decorative Moschata, Noisette, Provence, Semper- 

 virens. These are all hybrids, and their classification is impossible 

 and useless. It is much better only to consider them in an 

 alphabetical list. 



