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sloping, and no "heel," or portion of older wood, 

 should be retained. A "heel" is recommended 

 where cuttings of the Eoses themselves are taken, 

 as it makes root growth more easy ; but, as a sure 

 and fruitful source of suckers, it must not be allowed 

 for briar cuttings, which will generally root fairly if 

 they be formed of ripe wood and are properly planted 

 and cared for. 



We have now the cuttings ready for planting, 

 smooth shoots of wood ten inches long, with two 

 buds left at the top. These should be at once set in 

 a piece of fairly light and very clean soil, deep enough 

 to almost cover the lower bud. Double rows may 

 again be used, ten inches and four inches alternately 

 separating the rows, and the cuttings three inches 

 apart from each other. It is advisable to set twice 

 as many as you expect to want ; for, though the 

 trimming of the cuttings takes a considerable time, 

 the crop is uncertain, and there is much virtue in 

 the comfortable old adage to " make a job of a thing 

 while you are about it." The soil should be made 

 as firm as possible about the cuttings, but neverthe- 

 less if you come after a sharp frost and just touch 

 the top of one with your finger you will find that it 

 has been raised up, sometimes an inch or more, in 

 its hole. They should all be gently pushed down 

 again till they rest firmly. 



They grow but slowly in the spring, but increase 

 in rapidity of growth when they have once become 

 rooted, and some will probably make quite strong 

 shoots in the autmnn. These might in some 

 instances be budded at once, but it is best to leave 

 them all to the next year for that operation. "With 

 the summer will be realised the advantage of the 



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