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Hints on Propagating the Tea Rose. 



will convey an idea of the beauty of Roses when grown as stand- 

 ards, better than any description we could possibly give. 



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Budded on standards, they can be easily protected by laying 

 down ; in a similar manner of covering grape vines. During the 

 last severe winter, they have been thus preserved in this vicinity, 

 and the plants are now budding out, and promising a most profuse 

 bloom. At another time we shall make some further remarks on 

 the cultivation of China roses as standards in the open air; our ar- 

 ticle on budding and grafting in the present number, will be valuable 

 to those who wish to bud stocks. — Conds. 



