HORTICULTURE. 



euneate, thick, tomentose, densely id beneath, vritfa ferruginous or oinerons tormentum, 

 the margin toothed and orii ped, rarely entire, exoepl in the upper leasee. Flowers arrangi d 

 in oapitula, constituting spikes or racemes, and these, from the many short flowering branches, 

 forming panicles. Stamens, lour; filaments, short j anthers, short, oblong; pistil, quite in* 

 eluded; ovary, ovule, downy except vt the base; style, very short; stigma, clubbed, bifid. — 

 Phil, Hortieulturitt, 



Propagation and Winter Forcing of Roses. 



At s conversational eting of the New Fori Horticultural Society, as reported by the 



"Ai -i'-iii Agriculturist," Mr. A. Bridgeman read the following remarks on roses: — 



"My praotioe does not, I presume, differ much from that pursued by other growers. For 

 oompo i, i prefer a proportion of two bushel of vegetable mould or rotted leaves, two bushels 

 of chopped sod passed through a ooai le sieve wide enough to allow moderate sized lumps to 



pa through, one bushel of hotbed nine, ami our of sand. The sod I use is olayey. in 



propagating by outtings, I find that wood or one month old will strike in many oases 

 readily, and when put in during the latter pari of February, will be rooted In March. I m e 

 cutting pans about three Inches deep, and a oompoi I of two-thirds of sand to one of loam, and 

 apply bottom heat. I have a i><-'i healed by a flue passing through It, which I find very use- 

 ful for this purpose. When well rooted, I pot them off into Bmall sized pots, and plant them 

 out In May. In ihe fall, I repot them in the oompo t already mentioned, and keep them in 



a oool house, without fire-heat, bill Jai ry, unless the frost is too great, when I protect 



them slightly, but use no Are heat till the last of January or February. These plants Bower 

 well. The tea., Bourbon, and China are treated In this way; the hybrid perpetuate or n 

 roses are nol Included, as neither these our the noisettes are adapted for winter flowering. 



I ilii DOt |Oiine very elusely in the full ; lull in May, prune thoroughly mid sink the pots in 



the soil, and lift them in September for winter flowering, repotting them If neoessary, and 



pruning Otfl all dead w I. At. this season care mill lie taken not to lireak the hall much. 



Tie- temperature should he kept moderate. A dry it Sphere i very Injurious, and is the 



Chief Cause Of failure in keeping plants in rooms. The water should always he applied at 



tho top; where saucers are used, it is only for cleanliness. Planting out secures strong 

 plants, but Is not admissible for winter blooming. I have fl I hybrid perpetuals to succeed 



lie | on their own roots. TeiiH ami I'.oiirhons will do well from layers. In England and the 



north of France budding is generally practised, and succeeds well ; hut here ii is quite dif- 

 ferent. I have knoWl ny failures in budding, and in some 08 IBS not more than twenty- 



live out. of a thousand have succeeded ; two out, of a. dozen is often the proportion in our 

 climate. * Budded plants are liable to produce suckers, which luivo been sometimes mis- 

 taken for young, vigorous shoots. Tea roses require lighter soil, mid flower more freely 



than Bengal or Bourbons; they will also hear more heal, and should ho placed in tho 

 warmest part of the house. Koses for fortfng should have as much sun and air as possible, 

 with a moist atmosphere. I have found roses in green-hOUBeB, planted in the horder, with 

 bottom heat, produce more Mowers with 50° of heal than in olher 08868 with 70°, and havo 



had better flowers when the temperature did not exceed 50° than at <;~>°; fi'r is » ^uml tem- 

 perature for forcing. In reply to the question, ' Is inanurc-wator good?' 1 say, ' JTeS, if ap- 

 plied judiciously in small portions in March.' " 



Roses Propagated by Cuttings of the Roots. 



A writes in the " Horticultural Cabinet" says: Having been advised to try the experi- 

 ment of raising rose trees by taking outtings of the mots, I did so, and found it to succeed 



admirably. The i le was as follows: The first week in March, I took some of the long, 



thick, fleshy-looking roots of my English, French, moss, and perpetual roses, and cut them 



* This is greatly at variance with our experience, Thej ma; be seen budded In the nuraei lei In Philadelphia, 

 hr raceeufuUy ai peach or apple-trees, by the thousand; and many varieties bloom mere freely, and produce 

 larger Bowers, whou budded, than on their own root* BU. BortioulturUt. 



