Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-17
On PrOparAtlnE Certain Grow.hs.

In response to a correspondent WEO desires i'm |
formation touching the proper time for budding |
roses, planting cape jasmine cuttings, planting |
athea cuttings, budding hes and propagating the |
tree boz, Mr.. Z. T. Berckmans says through the
June "Farmer and Gardcuer," published at Angus
Ia, Ga:
Roses may be budded at different seasons. II
stocks and buds arc sufficiently mAtured by the
end OF May, the operation may be commenced.
Done thus early q large growth and good bloom
may be anticipated before winter. So soon as the
bud is well taken, reduce the top of the stock
gradually, but do not cut this of altogether until
the bud begins to grow There is considerable
danger Of killing the bud by forcing larger sup
ply of sap than it eau eliminate should the stock
be cut OIL too soon. Ibis is called by gardeners
drowning the bu1. II buds are inserted late in
the summer, especially of slender-growing vArie-
ties, it is advisable to leave them dormant until
spring, the fall growth not being sufficiently ma
tured Is often winter-killed together with the
stock. When stocks are cut off late in the season
to induce an abnormal growth of the bud, the
whole economy Of the plant is disturbed, and an
otherwise hardy and robust species is thus often
winter-killed and rendered unbeslthy by inter-
verting Its natural growing period
cape JaSmlna are usually piOpAgated by cut
tings stuck in water. When the new wood is suf-
hclently matured, about June July, cuttings
are made of the length of from four to six inches,
in q bottle or jar containing water. Place these
in q shady place, and If the weather il warm,
roofs will begin 70 show themselves in fIom II
to 20 days; when sufficiently rooted the plants
must be potted off. Cuttings strike root freely
during warm and dry weather, but are less sue
cessful ii the weather Is cloudy and damp. Athsai
OF the hardy, shrubby genus, Ahhsa or Hibtscu
} SyyiGiuS, or Rose Of Sharon, are propagated By
| cuttings made when vegitatIon dormant, ant
1 Is planted IN open ground. These eau be mad
from November until first OF March.
= We are not aware that hSs have been budde'
or grated successfully. The milky nature Of th
sap which ccplsusly if incislon is made during
4 vegetation forms gummy substance, whice pre-
vents the union Of the bud with the stock. Il th
{ experiment of grating is made it should be per
Q formed in the sprilg, before the sap flows. Bu
II there Is much difficulty connected with propo
}. eating figs by grating or budding, there is a
T ample compensation in the great ease with whic
!. cuttings planted during February grow and max
d plants in a short time. Piny tells us Of tree
the garden OF Lucullus which produced pears, al
Piles, tgs, Plums, olives, grapes, etc, from q con
mon stem. This was obtained by a device nC
unknown nowadays by Chinese gardeners
> Plants Of the species named we're grown tOgethe
and their stems trained through q hollow tire
These tops, intermlngling, formed q curious con
ID binatIOn OF growth distinct Species but alWa,
q shOFt-lived one, although from the effect of
n closely compressed growth the union OF the di
T. ferent species seemed to be perfect.
ir The tree bOr is prOpogated from cuttings. MAJ
these of q length of four lnches set them out in
to shady border in November, leaving only an In
ID of the top out OF the ground. By sprinR most
ty the cuttings will be rooted, but they had best
n left uDdissurbed until the following fall, VIII
they can be set out in permanent places. II is q
d. visable to mulch the bed Of the cuttings, to pI
IN vent the ground from drying up, and as well as
ID protect cuttings from severe cold in winter, =
ut because the species Is tender, but the cuttln
ee being in transItory state while forming tn
at roots require some protection to foster their
,rt sion.