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the budded or grafted variety by its growth and foliage, even if 

 the age of the plant will not allow the point of inoculation to be 

 recognized. In passing the plant in his walks, let the owner 

 simply cut away any shoot of this character that may spring from 

 the stock or root, and the objection will at once be obviated. 

 The budded variety thus receiving all the nourishment from the 

 root, will soon grow with luxuriance, and present to the eager 

 expectant as fine a bloom as he may desire at the expense only 

 of a little observation, and the trouble of occasionally taking his 

 knife from his pocket. The advantages of budding and grafting 

 are on the other hand very great. Nearly all roses will grow 

 more luxuriantly on a good thrifty stock, than on their own roots, 

 ai\d many varieties which will scarcely grow an inch in a year 

 on their own roots, will make strong and luxuriant shoots when 

 budded. Of such are Lee's Crimson Perpetual and others. It 

 may safely be assumed that on strong growing stocks like the 

 Boursault and Madame d'Arblay, all roses will grow as well as 

 on their own root, and many will grow much better. It is from 

 their knowledge of this fact, that French cultivators have so uni- 

 versally adopted budding and grafting, even with those varieties 

 that readily strike from cuttings. Such being the advantages of 

 budding and grafting, the single objection stated above seems 

 scarcely worthy of serious consideration. This practice has 

 brought into cultivation a form of the plant which is highly 

 ornamental, but which can never become very general in this 

 country. The Tree Rose is an inoculation upon a standard some 

 four or five feet in height, generally a Dog Rose or Eglantine. 

 The tall, naked stem, a greater part of which is unsheltered by 

 any foliage, is exposed to the full glare of our summer sun, and 

 unless protected in some way, will often die out in two or three 

 years. Its life can be prolonged by covering the stem with moss, 

 or with a sort of tin tube, provided with small holes, to allow the 

 air to enter and circulate around the stem. This is, however, 

 some trouble : and as many will not provide this protection, a 

 large part of the standard roses imported to this country will 



