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This plan can be followed with almost all the 

 deciduous shrubs, and most of them will strike 

 easily. Berberis, Broom and Gorse do not strike so 

 readily, and should be raised from seed. 



Roses are very easily struck from cuttings. Take 

 long shoots of half- ripened wood, bury the greater 

 part of the length in the ground, making a little 

 trench, and putting in plenty of sand, so that the 

 end of the cutting presses against the sand. Slant 

 the cuttings backwards in putting them in, and 

 tread the earth firmly round them. They should be 

 placed in the shade of a hedge, or wall, facing north, 

 and must be kept moist if the weather is dry. I 

 have found rose cuttings most successful if taken 

 just after the plant has finished blowing, or just 

 finished its first set of blooms. The cuttings must 

 be left where they are until the autumn of the next 

 year, and by that time many of the most vigorous 

 will be quite good plants. The best soil for cut- 

 tings is clay or loam, with a good proportion of 

 road sand, or, failing this, silver sand. 



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Of all the colours among flowers, certainly yellow 

 is the most common. In spring, yellow flowers all 



