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more vigorous, and bloom more freely. Many experi- 

 ments have been tried in budding- the Rose on different 

 shrubs, which will take ; but the constitution of the varie- 

 ties is so conflicting with nature, the experiments have 

 failed to be of any benefit. Those, therefore, who wish to 

 change the color by this means, may consider such a plan 

 abortive. When tender Roses are budded on hardy stocks, 

 the wood must be sufficiently protected to withstand the 

 winter ; but if the amateur has a pit or cellar, it is best to 

 pot them off in November, place them in safety, and re- 

 plant them in the spring. The particular mode of bud- 

 ding will be found in another part of this work ; and the 

 variety for use will depend on the fancy of the operator. 



ROSE BAY. 



( RHODODENDRON. ) 



This is a well known evergreen shrub, combining some 

 of the most beautiful varieties of plants in cultivation. 

 It grows from one to twenty feet high, branching, with 

 oblong, obtuse, and thick leaves, narrower near the foot- 

 stalk, and reflexed at the margin ; veined, ragged, of a deep 

 color on the surface, ferruginous beneath, and surrounding 

 the branches upon long petioles. The flowers are various, 

 on long peduncles, and in terminal umbels. There is a 

 numerous family of the Rhododendrons in cultivation ; 

 those natives of this country are perfectly hardy, and are 



