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ROSES THAT BLOOM IN JUNE. 



clean as possible. The portion of the bark in the 

 centre of which the bud is situate, is called the 

 shield, and when removed it contains a portion of 

 the wood, which is to be carefully removed with 

 the point of the knife, as shown in figure 1 ; if the 

 wood is dry and does not separate readily, it is a 

 sign the bud is too old, and it should be rejected. 

 When the wood is too old or too young, the shield 

 may be taken off only about one quarter of the 



Fig. 1. Fig. 2. Fig. 3. 



way through the shoot, and inserted into the stock 

 without removing the portion of the wood it con- 

 tains; this method, particularly with very young 

 shoots, is very successful. If it is necessary to 

 transport the buds some distance this may be 

 safely done by cutting a portion of the shoot, and 

 after stripping off the foliage, wrap it up in damp 

 moss, a few large leaves, or wet paper, and it may 



