The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-06-07

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uou Esaasd Furnisrs nay Frerarats
Ineea Hsautifai Fewer
Florists who propagate roses b. he
ten or hundred thoussnd plants = ysaf
sndeavUr 70 have every ficilify for TIE
work, but the farmer who has NJ grceu-
house and requires only a few mor8
roses each year % keep MP his stock.
must have recourse o. ruler means q
Increasing his plants. All sorts q ross
bushes root freely from layers. that e.
from shoots forced into the ground -
as 70 bury the edges two % three
inches deep with soil holding &c "a
place thers with peg. This had BET
ter be done IN July or August hat .
Joint near the elbow q break or slant-
ing cut is male half through the shoot.
bat no deeper. it win assist IN ihs
formation Of roots Let the ilvers stay
as they are for a year before vou sever
them from the parent stock. and treas
them 81 independents plants Mnss
roses or Persian yellow rpses have %
be propagate,i 10 this wav. Or By bud-
ding them On other roots. as they VII
not readily strike from cuttings A
good many varieties u our bedding
roses. az Baroness Rothschili. r1os
from cuttings with such difficulty thas
we should also layer them, but What
sorts root easily and what with din
Guilty can De ascertlinci only bv indi-
vidual practice.
The great mass % bedding rpses can
be propagated from cutiinEs o. No
Vember select strong. ripe wood. and
cut il mp into pieces about sin inches
long. and preserve these On che cellar iu
moist sawiust or earth a. you would
apple or pear tree cionS lu early
spring plant them out In rows six inches
apart and one or two iuche. betWecn
the cuttings in the row. Oue 90 two
eyes above ground win b. enough.
Pack the earth very firmly ah1si the
cutting. Shade them "a little bv Law
ing q few evergreen branches over
than. and never allow them OBJ ..et DRY.
In five or six weeks a COOL many viii
begin % root and grow. BIZ v1u mus
expect a good many 90 de.
Cuttings Of rOses may also hr enc ~
In the spring and put in a. once, many
viii grow. They NAV also d. secured
and pat in at any time between spring
and winter The important thing %
observe in propasating ru-cs from cut-
tings IL never 70 allow the cutting -
shrivel or become dry in the least b.
fore Il begins % root; aul flr this rea-
son summer cuttings had better hs pua
in shady places.
In the case u ten and china ruses and
others Of thst type which We grow ~
pot planis. we can clip them 10 any
time; merely cut OF bit with two o.
three eyes and the leaves attached. re-
move the lower leaf and stick the slip
into the ground. b. that out 20 doors or
into a pot in the house
While W. florists use sand f1r r.otinx
rose cuttings in. would no; RECON-
mend IL % farmers because 20 gets dry
40 quickly; sandy loan Is an right and
keeps the moisture better and hol,ls the
cuttings trmer Keep tho cuttings
moist and shaded enough o. prevent
the lea, IS from willing
All points considered. the Maunetu
Is the best stork fpr building on. bus
any vig'rnu-growing. hsrly rinse Is
good enough Every kind of rise can
be propagated by budding Insert tho
buds close down near the ground But
on account n the persistent efforts of
the stocks of budd,.'l rp.es fp throw M
suckers. Womb a.lvi-e farmer. OBJ stick
10 layering and cuttings Grahiug
roses Is q method To- common practirs
by florists. bat not to b. recommended
10 any one not having suitable green
house accommodation. - EnrE NeB
Torfrr.