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any incision ; in some cases, they give the branch a sudden 

 twistj which will break or bruise the bark, and facilitate the for- 

 mation of roots. 



Some Chinese authors state that very long branches may be 

 laid down, and that roots may thus be obtained from all the eyes 

 upon them, which will eventually form as many plants. 



Vibert, a well-known rose cultivator in France, remarks upon 

 this point : " Upon laying down with the requisite care, some 

 branches, fifteen to twenty-four inches long of the new growth, 

 or of that of the previous year, and upon taking them up with 

 similar care, after twelve or eighteen months, I found only the 

 first eyes expanded into buds or roots, while the rest had perished. 

 I have seldom seen the fifth eye developed, while I have fre- 

 quently known the whole branch entirely perish. I speak in 

 general terms, for there are some rare exceptions, and the different 

 varieties of the Four-seasons Rose (Rosa-bifera) may be cited as 

 proof, that a great number of eyes of the same branch have taken 

 root." 



This is the opinion of an eminent rose grower ; but if, as he 

 states, the Monthly Damask Rose will root freely in this way, 

 many of the smooth-wooded roses would undoubtedly root still 

 more freely, and our rapid growing native rose, Q,ueen of the 

 Prairies, would very probably throw out roots freely, when treated 

 in this manner. It is worth repeated experiment ; for, if rapid 

 growing roses, like some of the evergreen varieties, the Greville, 

 and the Q,ueen of the Prairies, could with facility be made to 

 grow in this way, rose hedges could be easily formed by laying 

 down whole branches, and a very beautiful and effective protec- 

 tion would be thus produced, to ornament our fields and gardens. 



SUCKERS. 



Many roses throw up suckers readily from the root, and often 

 form one of the principal causes of annoyance to the cultivator 

 For this reason, budding and grafting should always be done on 

 stocks that do not incline to sucker. The Dog Rose — on which 

 almost all the imported varieties are now worked — is particularly 



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