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PROPAGATION OF ROSES 



THAT BLOOM THE M-HOLE SEASON. 



These may be propagated by budding, grafting or 

 layering as directed for roses that bloom in June ; cs 

 we have before said, the latter method is preferable, 

 and makes very permanent plants. They are also 

 extensively propagated by cuttings, which is the plan 

 that now calls for our special notice. There are two 

 periods of the season, June and Septem.ber, in which 

 this mode can be adopted extensively and successfully, 

 with the families of Bengal, Tea, Noisette, Bourbon, 

 and Remontantes Roses; (Perpetual succeed best by 

 budding.) In May or June, as soon as the young 

 shoots have shed their first flowers, they will be in a 

 proper state for use. The cuttings may be made from 

 two to four inches long, having at least three joints or 

 buds, from the lower end of which cut off the leaf 

 and smooth the bottom end, with a sharp knife, direct- 

 ly under an eye, leaving the other leaves untouched ,- 

 the cuttings may then be inserted about one and a half 

 or two inches into very sandy soil, either in pots or 

 in the ground ; if in a frame, so much the better. 

 Shade them from the sun during the day, and give 

 them gentle sprinklings of water. They must also be 



