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soon as they show bloom the shoots are cut into cut- 

 tings of two eyes each, and planted into very small 

 pots, of very sandy soil ; these are placed into a close 

 warm hot-house, or hot-bed, in a moist temperature of 

 70'^ to 80^, where they will root in from two to three 

 weeks, and are frequently sold within six weeks from 

 the time they were planted. The very scientific 

 have resorted to another mode of multiplying, which, 

 with many sorts, makes strong plants in a very short 

 time. They take the roots of common roses, that are 

 about the size of a small quill, and cut them into 

 kngths of two or three inches, whereon they graft a 

 single eye from the young wood, (by the method of 

 whip grafting,) plant them into pots, wl.ich they 

 place into a close hot-bed or house, as above stated, 

 where they grow instantly, frequently making a fresh 

 growth within two weeks from the time of planting. 

 Single eyes are also planted up to the base of the 

 leaf, partially covering the eye, in pots of fine sand, 

 subjecting them to the same hot-bed tre:itment ; these 

 also root freely, but take some time before they make 

 strong plants. When these tender cuttings are made, 

 they must be carefully sh:ded from the sun, and 

 must be sprinkled with tepid water every even- 

 ing. When they have made a fresh growth they 

 should be removed to another frame or house, with 

 gentle heat, and h ive air every day to harden them ; 



