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quoted as a weighty authority ; and this plant 

 is a hybrid between two, one of which, I believe, 

 it was seriously, contemplated to place out of the 

 genus Fuchsia, so dissimilar did it appear to any 

 known species of that genus. After this we may 

 hope for a Mossy Bourbon Rose, and a Yellow 

 Ayrshire. 



PROPAGATION OF SUMMER ROSES. 



THERE are four modes of propagation applicable 

 to Summer Roses, viz. by layers, by cuttings, by 

 budding, and by grafting. Layering may be 

 performed in spring, summer, and autumn : the 

 two latter seasons only can be recommended ; but 

 if any are forgotten or omitted by accident, the 

 operation in spring will often give success ; still, 

 as summer layering is the most legitimate, I shall 

 give directions for that my first notice. 



About the middle of July, in most seasons, the 

 shoots will be found about eighteen inches or two 

 feet in length ; from these, two thirds of their 

 length, the leaves should be cut off, close to the 

 shoot, beginning at the base, with a very sharp 

 knife ; the shoot must then be brought to the 

 ground, so as to be able to judge in what place 

 the hole must be made to receive it ; this may be 

 made large enough to hold a quarter of a peck of 

 compost : in heavy and retentive soils this should 



