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They should be cut off with a sharp knife just 
below one of the young leaf buds, and the 
lower leaves removed. These pieces must be 
planted in a place that is not too sunny, as they 
cannot be moved to their permanent homes 
until the following autumn, by which time the 
survivors will be well rooted. But of course 
they will still be quite small, and you must not 
expect flowers on them at once. 
The last way of procuring roses is more diffi¬ 
cult still, and many failures must be looked for, 
but the process of “budding ” is such a fascinat¬ 
ing one, I feel sure every child who tries to do it 
will be as pleased as I was, especially if the bud 
“takes” or grows. The first thing necessary 
is to have some kind of common rose or wild 
briar on which to “bud” the more beautiful 
one. In nursery gardens a kind of rose called 
“ manetti ” is generally used. I found I could 
easily grow those from cuttings given me by 
an old nursery-gardener in the neighbourhood, 
but some years have to elapse before the 
cutting has grown large enough to bud, and 
the bud in its turn grown big enough to flower. 
The other plan is to use a wild dog - rose for 
the “ stock.” One has to hunt about the 
hedgerows and woods, and notice the most 
suitable briars of the height required. They 
can be budded on tall stems to make standards, 
