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takes the greatest share of nourishment, 
while the other remains a poor stunted ob¬ 
ject as long as it exists. When the buds have 
fairly started in the following spring, the 
branches .and head of the stock may be 
cut away, and the subsequent manage¬ 
ment will be that of the parent whence 
the buds were obtained. Grafting is per¬ 
formed in March, by the mode known as 
crown grafting; the stock is cut over at 
the required height, and the scion fitted 
into a longitudinal cleft cut in it, ex¬ 
tending about three inches down the 
stock, and just so deep as to touch the 
pith at the upper end the juncture must 
be covered with grafting wax, which, as 
soon as the scion grows, is to be removed. 
There is an advantage attending this 
method, in so far as, when successful, 
we obtain a large plant in the least time; 
and further, should the graft fail, there 
is no other loss, as the stock will grow 
again in time for budding. By whatever 
method produced, the young branches 
must be carefully tied to stick, sas they 
advance through the first season, to pre¬ 
vent injury from wind or other causes, 
and the earlier ones may be stopped, to 
induce bushiness. 
Roses are “ worked,” as it is termed, 
at various heights, and these are denomi¬ 
nated dwarfs, or such as branch away 
close to the ground; half-standards are 
those which have a clear stem, from 
eighteen inches to two feet in height; 
and standards having a stem three feet 
and upwards, before they form a head. 
All are appropriate in the garden, when 
judiciously arranged, but for pot-culture, 
to which branch of their management we 
propose now to direct attention, only 
the dwarfs and low standards can be con¬ 
sidered fitting. The growth of roses in 
pots is one of the most interesting pur¬ 
suits of the florist, and amply they repay 
the extra trouble of thus managing them; 
the additional requirements are only a 
cold pit or well-ventilated greenhouse, 
and when the superiority of the flowers, 
and the perfect richness of the foliage 
thus obtained, is considered, no regret 
will be felt at the space they may occupy. 
The matter of most consequence in con¬ 
nexion with this part of the subject, is to 
secure, by all means, plenty of roots, and 
on this account, when worked plants are 
desired, the Boursault stocks are prefer¬ 
able ; so also it is advisable to begin 
with small plants, and to carry them 
through a regular course of shifting, as 
it will be found the number of fibres is 
greatly increased by this treatment- 
When stationed in pots, it is necessary to 
supply them with the best and strongest 
soil; the top spit of a loamy pasture, 
mixed with one third half-rotten manure, 
and a similar quantity of road scrapings, 
laid together for twelve months, form 
one of the most promising composts, and, 
except a few of the most delicate China 
and tea-scented roses, will suit the whole 
tribe without further addition; the ex¬ 
ceptions are such as the white and crim¬ 
son (Babvier), China, and the Lawran- 
ciana, or Fairy roses: these succeed best 
when about equal parts of peat and loam 
are used. Young, free-growing plants, 
will require repotting twice or thrice in 
the season, according to their progress, 
but the shifting of established specimens 
should only take place annually, in Oc¬ 
tober ; let them then be stationed in 
pots large enough to carry them through 
the succeeding year, the sixes varying, 
as a matter of course, with those of the 
plants, eight, ten, and twelve-inch pots 
being sufficient for the larger plants. 
Through the winter they should stand in 
some sheltered place, where the greatest 
power of the frost may be broken, and a 
thick layer of ashes sliould be spread for 
them to stand on, and hoops should be 
bent over, on which, in the severest 
weather, a few mats may be thrown, 
which is usually protection enough for 
the majority of the family. 
About the end of February or begin¬ 
ning of March the pruning may be done, 
both on these, and also those in the open 
ground; autumn pruning is objectionable, 
because it is found to excite the retained 
buds, often causing them to push be^ 
fore the weather is at all settled in 
spring, and the wounded end of the 
branches is frequently frozen so as to kill 
it. The habit of the plant is to be re¬ 
garded as the chief indication of the 
amount of pruning necessary : the very 
