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pr grass plat. Many of the taller kinds will appear better in the 

 atter way ; whilst those which are more dwarfish in their growth, 

 ivill show better in the borders. The varieties of trailing roses, 

 nake an elegant appearance on trellice work, or trained in front 

 )f cottage porches. These grow very rapidly, and require proper 

 jruning, as do all summer roses. 



The moss-rose in its different varieties may be successfully bud- 

 led upon other stocks, but is inclined to run out in a few years 

 ,nd fail, unless great care is taken to destroy all the shoots that 

 We up from the root, and which consume the nourishment of 

 he bud. It does better, propagated from layers. Yet those 

 "ludded upon other stocks, stand the winter better. The wild 

 ■Weet-brier makes about the best of native stock for budding ro- 

 les upon. It is itself a good addition to the shrubbery, giving out 

 's it does, particularly after a shower, its powerful but delightful 

 'erfume. It sends up from its roots long and stout shoots, which 

 liay be budded high with hardy monthlies, and make beautiful 

 Itandards. 



' A great many of the monthly roses, are hardy or half hardy, and 

 •ill stand the winter perfectly well, with a slight covering of 

 i;raw. These kinds of plants are not so much injured by severe 

 old, as by sudden thawing, when the sun shines upon them in the 

 Winter ; and if they are protected from the direct rays of the sun, 

 ley will survive the winter very well. Those which grow tall 

 bd erect, may be bound up with straw, and the shorter ones may 

 e laid upon the ground and covered there. The covering ought 

 ) be removed as soon as the spring opens. 



Monthly roses, for the most part, produce their flowers from the 

 pw growth of wood, and those shoots which spring up nearest the 

 bound, are always the strongest. It is advisable to cut the old 

 jies down in the spring, in order to encourage the production of 

 ese shoots. Soil for roses should be made rich with manure, as 

 ey are what are called gross feeders. For those grown in pots, 

 lod fresh loam, with leaf mould and manure and a little sand. 



Propagation. Summer roses are usually propagated by layers, 



dividing the root. Layers should be put down in the summer, 

 Ihen the young wood has become partially ripe, and the next year 

 jey will be ready to remove. They may be raised from cuttings 

 ;om young wood. Dig a hole of proper dimensions, one foot and 



