Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01

winter garden. Clip fresh shoots of
geraniums. verbenas. pansies. fuchsiss. be-
gonas. petunias, roses, etc. In selecting
rose cuttings choose a four or five-inch
shoot of this years growth, pulling it from
the parent stem, not cutting it, and taking
the joint or heel with 1t. Cut off all but
two leaves. and label ii carefully. for no one
wants nameleSs rose. Root the cuttings
of any kind in clean sand; silver sand is
best: you can buy it from any grocer for
10 cents quart Put 1t In tin earthen
pan. the latter is best. In the middle set a
little two-inch flower pot and fill it with
Water. The water will leak out of the pot
into the sand and keep it properly moist.
Stick the cuttings in the sand and put the
pan in a shady place. Never let the pot
get empty of water. Roses may also be
rooted in bottle of water kept in shady
window. BE careful not to let the sun
touch it. The cuttings should root in four
weeks. Oleanders are also rooted in this
way. When your cuttings are rooted get
number Of two-inch pots and some pottng
soil. Put cne-half inch of pebbles or char
coal in the bottom: OF each pot and then
holding The cutting in position Sift The dirt
in around the roots gently with your fling
ers, packing ii down firm when full, and
Watering freely; place in a shady place till
well established. Heliotrope may be rooted
as above, or in a box under glass.
Pansics and Sweet Peas.
If your pansies are deteriorating as is
the roots. They viii send up new shoots
for later bloom. Sow pansy seed now, for
bloom in October. They require a shady
place. They like the morning sun or the
late afternoon sun; but the midday is
disastrous to them. They must have plenty
of water and plenty of food.
Keep your sweet peas cool about the
roots. Put lawn clippings around them to
keep In the me stEre. Loosen the soil for
will ..sk
and the moisture will escape. Cut the bios
SONS off every day. The more you cut the
more they will bloom. This is true of any
plant. Look closely for red spider. They
are deadly enemies Of the sweet pea. They
are to be found on the under side OF the
leaves. and are very tiny. indeed. no larger
than the point Of. pin. Water will Kill
them surely. 1t Is the lack of water that
accounts for their presence.
Sow seeds of perennials now for next
summers bloom. Perennials live through
our sererest winters and bloom year after
year. A good selection includes hollyhock.
English daisy. dianthus, sweet alyssum,
candytuft phlox. sweet william, picotee.
columbine, campanula and chrysanthe-
muE.
Pot seedlings and rooted cuttings now
for the window garden. and remember that
if they have bloomed this summer they
will not bloom this winter. Water your
garden after sunset. and wet IL six inches
deep. A little water is worse than none.
After all, roses will give you more salts
faction than any other plant you can Gull
tivate. The cost is slight at this season,
many florists Offering their stocks at very
low prices. l know of two reliable florists
who selling hardy perpetual roses, ten
for 81, and tea roses, 30 cents a dozen. all
of the choicest varieties. Experience has
proved that they will do we'll and bloom
until frost If planted now. III planted In
h.. f.,rl IL oil
lowing spring. Suppose you invest - cents
iii a dozen teas. 1t is not much To lose IL
you lose II al all. Send off your order and
money and then prepare bed for them.
If the soil il soft and rich all is well: If IL
is hard clay coal ashes il must be dug
out and carried away and replaced by good
loan, which you can have brought to you
by your ash man some countryman in
the market. Make the bed in some sunny
place, and large enough TO set your roses out
twelve inches apart each way. They Will
be about eight inches tall when they come.
nut they viii grow fast and will soon lie
twice as tall Next year they viii have to
be tranSIlanted and set two feet apart. If
your bed is large enough TO set them two
feet apart now, so much the better. If you
ha no garden bed at all, but have a good
lawn in fine grass. stake out your bed in
the middle of the grass. If you make ii Ak,
you viii have room to plant twelve roses
one foot apart each way. OF course it would
have to be twice as large to give you two
feet each way between the plants. Spread
about three inches of Old manure over the
space staked out. Dig down through the
manure and sod to depth of twelve inches,
turning the sod upside down and cutting
ii through and through with the spade SO
as TO pulveriZe ii out of all likeness to it's
former shape, and to mix the manure with
il thoroughly.
No finer rose bed can be made than this
1t will be well to rake it clear of humps and
stones 1t is now all ready for the roses IL
they come on clear, sunny day, SET them
Collar HOY ,,;l he
sun goes away from the bed. Take off all
the paper and moss. straigh;en the roots,
mark off the space for the plants and SCOOP
out little holes with your hands large enough
To bold the roots without crowding. Hold
the plant in position. and let the fine dirt
SIT through your fingers about the little
roots seeing that there are no Jumps or
stones. As the hole is filled press down
hard with your hand so that the soil will
be close and firm about the roots When ali
are planted clip an inch off of each branch
or shoot, being careful to cut off every bud
Water p'entifully and leave them 20 ma
ture to recover from the shock of trans
planting. Shade them from the sun for a
few days, and, if the weather is very warm.
water them again. In the course of a week
they will have fully recovered and will he
putting forth new leaves. After this stir
the soil and water them at least twice a
week. IF the roses come on a cloudy day
tneN can be set out at once.
Choice Varieties.
L OF tlOSe VINO can affOrG to select their
roses at Il. 20 and % cents apiece here is
a list of excellent varieties that will bloom
this fall: Tea roses; pink. La France bon
silene. Catharine Mermet bridesmaid.
Maman Cochet: white. Devoniensis, Marie
Van Houtte, bride; yellow, Marechal Mel
perle des iardns; red. meteor Queen Scar
let. Papa Gontier: saffron, safrano sunset:
copper and rose. Countesse Ria du Pare:
white and pink, Madam De Watteyille: white
and yellow. Kaisern Augusta Victoria
Hardy perpetual roses-Carmine Anne de
Diesbach. Dinsmore: pink, Baroness Roths-
child. John Hopper. Mrs. John Lairg Paul
Neyron, Victor Eerdier: red. Gen. Jact.ue-
minot, Marshall p. Wilder Madam Charles
Wood, Magma Charta, General Washing
ton: white and yellow, Giore Lyonn:,se:
white and pink, Mabel Morrison
These roses are among the finest that
grow. and will give you continued satisfac-
ton. They will winter successfully out of
doors. especially if planted on the ncrth
side of the street SO that they have the sun
on them all winter. If not. cover the soil
about the roots with layer of dead leaves
two inches deep, and lay few pine branches
over them.