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scion in contact, which must be held firmly and bound with 
ligatures of soft bast-mat or worsted, and, in order to render 
it water-proof, cover it with a paste made of pitch and bees- 
wax, or clay mixed with old slaked lime ; if the latter is 
used, it will sometimes crack, which must be carefully filled 
up. In August or September, the ligatures may be cut on 
one side, allowing the clay or wax to be displaced with the 
natural growth of the plant. Should the graft fail, you have 
still the resource of budding in August on the young shoots 
that will grow from the stock. It must be observed that 
grafting leaves a worse wound to heal over than budding, 
unless the stock and scion be nearly of the same size. Every 
bud which appears below the graft should be carefully rub- 
bed off, except one or two nearest the crown, to encourage 
the sap upwards to the grafts ; and as soon as the latter begin 
to throw out leaves, the shoots from the stock should be 
shortened, and in one or two weeks more entirely taken off, 
if the scion has fairly grown. For wht'p-yrofting, see page 59. 
L ISLE DE BOURBON ROSES. 
This group of Roses is one of the finest in the whole 
family of the "Queen of Flowers." They are generally 
perfectly hardy, of luxuriant growth, and will grow almost in 
any soil. They are profuse in blooming from June to 
October, and many of them delightful in fragrance. They 
are flowering ornaments of the garden, either as standards, 
climbers, or bushes ; their foliage is large, exuberant and 
agreeable, and when the plants are established and well nur- 
tured, they produce their flowers in immense clusters. There 
are now many varieties; the talent and ingenuity of the 
French in rose culture and reproduction will soon give the 
floral world a farther supply of some fine varieties, and many 
finer names. I can cheerfully recommend the following sorts, 
which require pruning similar to hybrid Ptoses: — 
Acidalie, rose white, large and perfect. 
Anne Beluze, waxy blush, very perfect in form. 
Boucpuet de Flore, bright rose, large flower, and a profuse 
bloomer. 
Desgaches, pale waxy rose, flat form, very distinct. 
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