68 THE TREE PROPAGATOR AND PLANTER. 



cuttings may be taken of the wood that has borne 

 flowers, immediately they have fallen off. The cut- 

 tings may be long or short ; two buds will grow — one 

 buried in the soil, and one aboYe it, or the cuttings 

 may be 7 or 8 inches long, but in this case they should 

 be inserted in the ground during the months of August 

 and September for summer outdoor Roses. When the 

 cuttings are small they are best put into small pots. 

 The pots must be filled one-third with broken crocks, 

 and then up to the very top with the soil, and made 

 moderately firm before inserting the cuttings. Set 

 in a close frame or house ; when the cuttings are 

 from outdoor Hoses they should be inserted on a warm 

 border, and planted full half-way into the soil. The 

 soil should be maiden loam and decayed stable dung, 

 quite old, of equal parts, and well mixed. Make a clean 

 cut at right angles at the base of the cutting, and just 

 below a leaflet or bud, leaving all the leaves on the cut- 

 tings above soil. Close the soil well to the base of 

 them, give a good soaking with water, and all is done 

 till they are struck. In the March or April following 

 they may be taken up carefully, and potted or planted 

 out into beds. If potted, plunge the pots in cinder 

 ash, tan, cocoa-nut fibre, or sawdust. 



By Budding. — The time has been when buds of Roses 

 must not have any w r ood attached to them. It was 

 considered fatal if there were any, but now we find that 

 it makes no difference to the thing whether the bud has 

 all the wood that is taken off with the bud attached to 

 it, or not. If the stock is in good order, i.e. if the bark 

 of the stock will run, or separate freely from the wood, 

 the bud may contain all the wood attached to it, or it 

 may be taken out, whichever is most convenient. This 

 is a very advantageous discovery, as it frequently can- 

 not be detached on account of the ripeness of the wood 

 of some Roses being in advance of the stocks to be 

 budded. Budding may be done whenever stocks can 

 be found in a proper condition, and may be performed 

 close to the ground, or at all heights from the ground — 

 (see page 69). Insert the bud, and tie in with rofea 



