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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ June 14 , 1883. 
current year ; cut them into lengths of 8 to 12 inches, according 
to the number or closeness of the eyes thereon—a cutting 8 inches 
long is equally as good as another of 12 inches with the same 
number of eyes ; cut the bottom end of the cutting immediately 
below an eye, clean and level, without sloping ; the top end to be 
cut just above an eye. All eyes are now to be cut clean out 
except the top two (see fig. 108.) 
I find the cuttings take better and grow stronger if two or three 
buds are left on than they do if one only is left. 
Fig. 108— One-third natural size. Cutting of Manetti ready for planting. 
a, Lowest bud not cut out, and when planted to be earthed-up to. b, Highest 
cut-out bud up to which the cutting is to be inserted in the ground. 
The cutting is now ready for planting, and the sooner this is done 
the better. I do not mean the same day, but if you let the 
Fig. 109.—One-third natural size, a, Bose shoot with buds, b, Stock showing 
T-cut for bud. c, Bud or shield just cut from shoot. 
cuttings lay a few days after preparing you must expect to see 
unsightly gaps where they have failed. My plan is to mark out a 
plot of ground in rows thus :—Two rows 18 inches apart, then a 
space of 3 feet, then two rows of 18 inches apart, and so on till 
the plot or quarter is full. Having pegged-out the ground, we 
then set the line, chop out a shallow trench with the hoe, and 
plant the cuttings. As to distance, it is a good deal a matter of 
taste, but 10 inches is a good distance ; either an inch or two 
closer or further apart will be of little consequence. Slightly 
lean the tops of the cuttings towards each other in the double or 
18-inches-apart rows (see fig. 110). Let the cuttings be inserted 
in the ground to the topmost cut-out eye (see fig. 108, b), then 
tread very firmly, and earth up so as to bring the soil level with 
the lower of the two eyes left intact (fig. 108, a .) 
The cuttings may now be left to themselves till the weeds begin 
to grow, w'hen a scratch-hoeing will be requisite and advisable, 
both to destroy the weeds and to freshen-up the surface soil, as 
the cuttings will be much benefited thereby. Should there be 
frost and light rains during the winter it will be well, when the 
soil is dry enough, to walk up the rows and tread firm again, as 
the frost will be found to have loosened the cuttings, which is not 
good for them. If heavy rains succeed the frost there will be no 
need, as it will have made the soil firm enough. September and 
October are the best months to get in cuttings, but if you go in 
for a lot you may keep on planting till the end of the year. The 
small and rather unripe shoots may be cut into lengths and, 
planted closely in rows to grow into plants for the next year 
when they may be planted out during the winter for budding in 
the following year, or potted to use for grafting in the spring. 
There will be nothing else to do till budding time, except to 
Fig. 110.—One-half natural size. End of double or 18-inches-apart rows. 
Soil cleared from stocks for budding. Shows also how to plant, leaning the 
tops towards each other, a, Bud inserted, top part of bark cut off so as to fit 
that of stock, b, Ditto tied. 
keep down weeds. Do not be in any great hurry, as the Manetti 
is not so quickly unfit for budding as the Briar, and it is best to 
bud the Manetti after you have done the Briar. I say after the 
Briars, as I hope you will not give the Briar quite up ; in fact, 
you must have it for Teas, &c., for although Teas will do well on 
the Boursault and some others, still the Briar for Teas and 
Noisettes. The first week in August is quite soon enough to begin, 
as I find, if the Manetti is budded too soon in the season, it is 
liable to overgrow and cover-up the bud ; besides, you will get 
better, larger, and stronger buds later in the season, and they will 
not be so liable to start then. And now, all ye whose backs are 
long, who measure more than 42 inches round where the fifth 
button on your waistcoat is, who are liable to bilious attacks, 
headaches, swimming in the head, rush of blood to the brain, and 
other such evils that mankind is favoured with—take my advice, 
Don’t go in for budding your own Manetti, but enjoy the good 
things of this world while ye may, and buy your Manetti plants 
ready worked, because it is possible, nay, probable, that it won’t 
agree with you ; and if standing on your head all day, with the 
