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Cuttings may be taken at the beginning of the 

 month from the ripened shoots. These must be re- 

 moved at the point from v/hich they grow from the 

 old wood, and a shp of this wood must be removed 

 with them, forming " a heel " in gardeners' phraseology. 

 The cuttings, about 3 inches long, should be inserted to 

 the depth of i inch, round the edge of a pot filled with 

 a light rich soil of leaf-mould and loam, with an abun- 

 dance of silver sand ; and being well pressed round the 

 roots, and well watered through the rose, should be put 

 in a frame under a north wall until they have " cal- 

 lused." They should then be placed in bottom-heat 

 under glass, and when rooted should be dignified with 

 pots of their own, restored for a little while to heat, and 

 then gradually inured to the air, grown on, and re- 

 potted. 



September 



brings us little to do, except to remove suckers and 

 weeds, and to enjoy our second harvest of Roses. It 

 is but the gleaning of the grapes, the echo of the 

 chorus, the after-glow of the sun ; but our happiness 

 among the autumnal Roses is, I think, more intense 

 than ever. ^Ve can appreciate them more calmly than 

 when our eyes were dazzled by their overpowering 

 splendor, our attention distracted by their infinite num- 

 ber, and our nervous system excited by tlie shows. And 

 we cling to them more fondly — so soon to leave us ! 



