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the lower end, which should be cut off smooth at the bottom, di- 
rectly under an eye, (as shown in fig. 1,) Insert the cutting in 
Fig. 1. 
good bank sand or loam, finely sifted, from one to two inches deep, 
pressing the sand or loam gently around the same with the hand. 
Place them in a shady position and give gentle sprinklings of wa- 
ter, protecting them from heavy winds. If exposed to the dews, 
their rooting will be greatly accellerated. In three or four weeks, 
they will be generally rooted, when they may be removed into pots 
of good soil, gently watered, and again placed in the shade until 
they have taken fresh roots. After which, they may be shifted 
into larger pots for house culture or planted out, according to the 
pleasure of the grower. 
PROPAGATION BY BUDDING. 
Nearly every variety of the rose may be propagated by budding. 
Some varieties are difficult to manage by the other methods, but, 
by budding, readily form handsome plants in one year. Budding 
consists in taking an eye, or bud, attached to a portion of the bark 
