Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-02-21
Rose Pyramida.

Thomas Rivers, in his Ne,o Rose amateurs
Glide, gives the following hint as to new
practice with the Hybrid Perpetuals that is
worth trial, if it will work in our cli-
mate:
Standard roses, intartistic and pictur-
esque as they are, have "held their own for
some years. 1t is time that some new rose
idea was originated, and hope ere long to
have standard roses spoken of as things of
the past-like stage-coaches and road wag-
ons. The culture Of pyramidal roses will re-
quire more care and time than the culture
of standards, which we all know is very
simple but the rose gardener will be amply
compensated by such glorious effects as have
never yet been seen INCUR roseriss.
Like all really good gardening ideas, the
culture of rose pyramids, although requir-
ing more time and care than the culture of
standard and dwarf roses, is still very sim
pie, and may be carried out as follows
Some strong two-years' old stocks Of the
Manetti rose should be planted in November
in piece of ground we'll exposed to sun
and air. The soil should have dressings Of
manure, and be stirred to nearly two feet in
depth. In the months of July and August
in the following year they will be in a fit
state To- bud. They should have one bud
inserted in each stock close 10 the ground.
The sort TO be chosen for this preliminary
budding is very old Hybrid China Rose,
called the Madame Pisaroni, o. rose with q
most vigorous and robust habit which, bud
ded in strong Manetd stocks, will often
make shoots from six to seven feet in length,
and stout and robust in proportion. In the
month Of February following, the stocks
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to within six inches of the bud.
In May the buds will begin to shoot Wig
orously; if there are more shoots than one
from each bud they must be removed, leaV-
ing only one, which in June should be sup
ported with q slight stake, or the wind may
displaoe it. By the end of August this
shoot ought TO be from Eve to six feet in
hight, and is then in a proper state for
most free-growing and beautiful Of the hy-
brid perpetual roses should be selected and
budded on these stems in the following man
Der; Commence about nine inches from
the ground, inserting one bud then on the
opposite side of the stock, and at the same
distance from the lower bud, insert another;
and then at the same distance another and
another 80 that buds are on all sides of the
rec up To about five feet in hight, which, in
he aggregate, will amount to seVea buds.
You will thus have formed the9 bundation
of a pyramid.
need scarcely add that the shoots from
the stock must be carefully removed during
the growing season, 80 as to throw all itI
strength into the buds. 1t will also be ad,
Visable to pinch in the three topmOst buds
rather severely the first season, or they will
to use q common expression, draw up th'
sap too rapidly, and thus weaken the lowe
buds. The terminal shoot must be cut Of
early in June. In the course of year O
tWo magnificent pyramids may thus b
formed, their stems completely covered will
foliage, and far surprising any thing ye
seen in Rose culture. have as yet fount
no rose equal il vigor to Madame Pisaroni
although when attention is turned to tn
subject other varieties may. perhaps b.
found. If extra strong groWth be desired
the stem may be suffered to grow two sea
sons before it is budded.
The most free.growing kinds, such q
Jules Margottin, General JacqueminOt, Col
onel de ROugemont Triomphe des BeauI
Arts, Lord Raglan, Souvenir de Ia Rein
d'Angleterre, Triomphe de pExposition, au'
other kinds Of vigorous habit these viii form
gAnd pyramids from six to seven feet il