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cuttings from one to two inches deep, according to 
their length; press the soil firmly in the pot round 
the cutting ; give them a gentle watering, and place 
the pots in a shady situation, covering them with a 
frame or bell glass. Give them but little water till 
they begin to grow, and as soon as they have struck 
root, and made their first growth, shake them out of 
the pots, and plant them separately in small ones; 
shade them till they have recovered their removal, 
and then put them in the green house. 
Where standards are wanted, or large bushes, they 
may be obtained by budding them on young stocks of 
the purple Boursault. The common Michigan rose 
makes a good stock for the Noisette, or other strong 
growingkinds; the best time to bud which is in June, 
but they may be budded from June to September ; 
those that are budded early in the season, will grow 
out and flower the same summer, but those budded 
later, will remain in the stock till the following Spring. 
The Greville Rose, makes a good stock for plant¬ 
ing in the ground in the green-house, where it may 
be trained round the pillars, and can be budded with 
a variety of Tea, Noisette, or other monthly roses, and 
being an evergrowing rose, it will flower freely all 
the winter, if the house is kept to a moderate tempe¬ 
rature. 
When roses are in the green-house or rooms, in 
the winter season, they are very apt to become in¬ 
fected with mildew on their leaves and buds, particu¬ 
larly if crowded too closely. The remedy usually 
adopted, is to cut off the most affected leaves, and to 
wash the remainder with soap and water. Some 
