4G4 GARDEN PtAKTS. FART It. 



in soil, or they soon die. He always uses slips with heels of the 

 old wood. He takes care to lay the heel of the slip against 

 the side of the pot, but not the whole length of the slip. He 

 says the mixture cannot be pressed too closely round the slips. 

 He covers them with a bell-glass. 



Cuttings in water. During one Cold season I made experi- 

 ments on striking cuttings of Koses in bottles of water. The 

 ones I attempted were the delicate Tea-roses Devoniensis, Elise 

 Sauvage, and Peel's Kose, and with each I met with complete 

 success. The following I found the points essential to be 

 attended to : 



The water must be perfectly clean and pure, and changed fre- 

 quently to keep it so. Not more than one or two slips must be 

 put in the same bottle, or the water will become corrupt and the 

 slips rot. 



The slips must be of the youngest growth, the foot-stems of a 

 flower that has just blossomed and fallen off. 



The bottles should be placed on the north side of the house, 

 or behind some screen where they may have plenty of light 

 without sunshine, and be sheltered from wind. An old box, 

 without the lid, laid upon its side, with the outer surface of 

 the bottom facing the sun, serves admirably for putting the 

 bottles in. 



Small vials do not contain water enough; ten-ounce con- 

 fectionery bottles should be used; tumblers will do, but are 

 rather inconvenient. 



It is exceedingly interesting to watch the cuttings gradually 

 form their callus, as they will completely do in about three 

 weeks, and then some time after emit one or two white silvery 

 fibrous roots. As soon as they do this they should be potted off 

 at once. 



Budding. The budding of Koses is performed with the 

 greatest facility and success in the Upper Provinces, and by 

 this method choice Koses may soon be multiplied there to any 

 extent. The kind employed for a stock is the Kose Edouard, 

 which grows there with great vigour, the bark yielding most 

 freely to receive the bud. The operation may be performed in 

 March, but much better at any time during the months of July 

 and August. 

 . In Bengal, from the difficulty of finding a stock the bark of 



