130 ROSES THAT BLOOM THE WHOLE SEASON. 



can be budded on the stronger sorts; tbe common 

 daily rose makes an excellent stock, and it can be 

 propagated with such facilit}' that any quantity of 

 strong plants may be got for the purpose. All the 

 China roses can be propagated by cuttings taken from 

 the plants as soon as they have done blooming, in 

 June, August, September, and October; the shoots, 

 about three or four inches long, that have produced 

 flowers, are the best for the purpose ; cut tiiem off 

 close to the old wood, and reduce them to three 

 inches in length, cutting off the top; then insert them 

 into sandy rich earth, in a shady spot, or on the north 

 side of a fence, or in a frame where they can be 

 shaded from the sun; it is necessary to make the 

 cuttings firm in the soil, leaving about an inch of the 

 top above the ground, with one or two leaves thereon; 

 give them a sprinkling of water every evening for a 

 few weeks, when they will be rooted, and may then 

 be left to take their chance ; if put in in June they 

 will form strong plants before winter; but where they 

 are only required to a limited extent, layering will be 

 found the safest method, and will always produce a 

 good strong plant. For this purpose, select a shoot 

 in August, about a foot long; cut and place it into 

 the ground as directed for layering in a former part 

 of this work. When fully rooted, about the end of 

 October, they can be cut off and put away into winter 



