I>A««nibcr 20, 1866. ] 



JOUBNAL OP HOKTICULTUKE AND COTTAGE GARDENEB. 



521 



U I siieoeoil in striking ft lot and gettinj? tliem to grow for 

 tbt*c or foiir moTitlis, I liml I Iohb a Iiirga piT-contii^fi in the 

 repotting ov rpniovin^, ntul I find iti the ciihh of boupht Hoaes 

 that I lost' moiv of those sont to me on their own roots tlr.in 

 of those sent in any otliir form. Th(?ro is, iiowever, oneway 

 in whicli I find 1 eon iiroiia{,'ftte Hoses witli entire suecesfN and 

 satisfaction, and tiiiit i-j by bnddin;,' on llie Manetti, and I 

 want to know i£ I aiimot get them on thrir oini mutit off' th,' 

 Maiii'td with Hueeess and certainty, I do not know whetliur 

 my theory for doiun Uiis will he ]iow to your readers ; I uinst 

 confess it is hut a theory, thoMKh 1 heliovo it to he based on 

 sound inineiplos ; and my chief olijeet in writing is to induue 

 others to join lue in trying the experiment, if it seem feasible, 

 .«■, to prevent disapiiointnient to myself and others, by induc- 

 ing some one more learned than myself in horticultural mat- 

 ters to point out in what resj)ect the experiment is likely or 

 certain to fail. The late Jlr. Beaton, if I remember ari^jht, 

 used to say that the Manetti was only of use as a medium o( 

 ^;eltinK Koacs on their own roots; but I eaiiuDt help thinking 

 that this very remark slunvs that he could not iiave used it ex- 

 tensively, for 1 well remember the Kev. Jlr. Kadelyile writing 

 not very h>n>« since, tljat iu the case of a lot of Koses on the 

 ilanotti which lie was removing, scarcely any had thrown out 

 roots from the junction of the bud with the Manetti, but were 

 •dspcndiug entirely upon the stock for support. As far as my 

 own experience has gone, I can tlioroughly endorse this 

 <iliinion both us to what I have bouglit and what I have pro- 

 jiugatcd myself. I have found some few throw out roots from 

 the junction of the bud witli the stock, and I beUeve this will 

 fake pjaoe, in the case of tho budded Eose being a particularly 

 ifreo grower, or of the stook being injured in some way or planted 

 'tfto ileep. In either such case the stock cannot supply sufii- 

 •cient nourishment for the Itose budded upon it, and nature 

 assists by causing roots to be emitted at the junction of the 

 hud with llic stock. 



This, as you will see, just brings mo to my plan for insuring 

 this pioductiou of roots from the bud, or, in other words, from 

 tjie Hose itself, so tliat after awhile it shall walk on its own 

 legs, and do away with the crutch or wooden leg with which it 

 lias hitherto been supported. The first year after budding on 

 the Manetti I would let the Eose grow away as freely as it 

 would. Then in the following autumn, say in November, I 

 would t:ilie up the plant, cut a strip of bark oft the stock just 

 below the bud, about a quarter of an inch in width, and about 

 half round tlie stock, and then replant, of course taking care to 

 liury thi.s wounded portion of the stock at least 2 inches below 

 the siu'faeo of the soil. I conclude that this would so far 

 check the How of sap as to cause the formation of roots from 

 the part from which the bark had been removed, or rather 

 from tlio bud itself, and that the portion of bark remaining 

 nuinjiured would be ample to carry on the healthy growth of 

 the plant until the formation of new roots from the bud itself ; 

 or, supposing the bud to have done particularly well, it might 

 answer to remove this portion of bark in the June or July 

 following the budding, and thus obtain a good plant on its own 

 roots iu one season. In this case I need scarcely say that the 

 plant should not be tnJien up, but the soil should be taken away 

 from round the stock until the portion of bark can he removed 

 with facility, and the soil theti at once replaced. I am not sure 

 whether budding unusually high on the Manetti, as for in- 

 stance 1) inches above tlie roots, and then planting \evy deep, 

 might not effect tho same object — viz., the emission of roots 

 from the bud. Tho flow of sap in this case, from deficient 

 root-action on account of deep planting, as well as from the 

 length of stock through which it would liave to pass before 

 reaching the bud, vvotild be so much checked that I am in- 

 clined to believe' that roots would soon be emitted from the 

 bud to supply the' d.Slieifency of sal) arising ft'om-: the above 

 causes. ■'■■'■• .i'i:-ii'.. ,.'.■■■ -i, •. vi , |. h.:., •:..,-, 



I am half afraid thai ' the Editors w'ill say I am spinning a 

 very long yarn about a vci-y little matter, a case of "viiiiitt\< 

 imrturum'., mi^rilur /■idicuhia mns ; " and yet if it be a fact that 

 -ome Koscs iri all soils, and all in some circumstances, do best 

 .■11 their own roots, and if it be a fact that a Kose propagated 

 from a bud is better than one from a cutting, I believe the 

 tiicory I have propounded will, on the whole, be found the 

 surest and quickest mode of att.aiuing the object in view, such 

 object being understood to be the attainment, not of a dwarfed 

 weakly plant about as long as your finger, but of a vigorous 

 weU-estabhshed ])lant, able to go ahead without nur."ing and 

 coddling. I do not know why other stocks might not be used 

 for this purpose as well as the Manetti ; why, for instance. 



short stocks of the Dog Uose, from to 9 inches long, budded, 

 and then phtuted deep bo as to cover the junction of the bud 

 witli tlio stock, might not succeed in the same way. .:.,_» 



In case of any of your readers commenting upon this contri- 

 bution, I would especially ask for information on two points — 

 1st, wlietlier November would probably be the best time of 

 ! year to remove the ])atch of bark V- and, 2nd, whether a 

 I width of more than one-quarter of an inch of bark, and ex-_ 

 tending more than half round tlie stock, would not be dosir-' 

 able? Of course if too little bark is removed, new hark wuuld 

 j be formed over the place from which it )iad been removed, 

 I and, instead of roots being emitted, the flow of sap would thus 

 i be continued as before. I need scarcely exjilain that wlleri' 

 roots liave been freely emitti.'d from the bud, it is intended 

 : that the Manetti stock should be cut away altogether from 

 below tho bud, and the Boso then rejilauted ou its own roots. 



KITCHEN GAllDENING. 



DECEMBEIt. i I . 



The work to be done this month will depend on the state of 

 the weather; for instance, if damp and we^ weather occur keep 

 off the ground by all means ; but if frosty many kinds of work 

 can and ouglit to be attended to. First, as to protection. The 

 Savoys should be protected if thought necessary, usiug them 

 as fast as possible, and some of the Turnips shonld be taken 

 up and laid in soil in the root-shed or other convenient place, 

 cutting the tops off those left in the ground, by which meaiiB 

 they will be induced to grow again, when they will furnisli 

 many a nice dish of greens when other things become scarce. 

 If the weather should be very severe the Caulillower plants 

 under hand-glasses will require a little more ]>rotection than 

 the glasses will afford them ; this may bo given by shaking a 

 little dry litter over and between them ; and should it bo in- 

 tended to kee]> the plants on the open border they should be 

 covered with hoops and mats, or some of the numerous con- 

 trivances that gardeners are obliged to resoi-t to. The Celery, 

 too, must not be forgotten, covering it so as to leave nothing 

 but the top leaves visible ; some short dry litter is the best for 

 this purpose. Endive, if well blanched, should be taken up 

 and laid in by the heels, under cover, and the successioual beds 

 should have some flat tiles or slates laid over the plants, thus 

 blanching and protecting them at the same time. Lettuces 

 should be treated in the same way, and if there be a spare hand- 

 light or two lying about they should be placed on the seed-bed 

 of the latter. , 



Sowings of Mustard and Cress under glass should be attended 

 to where that descriptiiui of salad is in requisition. These are 

 all tho sowings which I make this mouth. Perhaps it may 

 seem strange to some of your readers that 1 have omitted to-i 

 mention autumn sowings of Beans and Peas, but it must bo 

 remembered that every piece of ground is already cropped, and 

 even if it were not so, I am not an advocate forautunm sowing ; 

 but as early in the year as I can have a piece of ground clear 

 and in good working condition, tho latter being a great con- 

 sideration with me, I make a start with early Peas, I'otatoes, itc. 



Advantage should bo taken of dry mornings to get all tho 

 wheeling done without injury to the walks, and at this time 

 of year every attention should be paid to the latter, keeping 

 them iu good order, so as to give the garden, as far as is prac- 

 ticable, a clean and tidy appearance; and in dull, damp weather 

 the time may be well taken up with making labels, sharpening 

 sticks, &a., so as to have them ready for the ensuing year's 

 campaign, not forgetting to look over the root- store occasionally ; 

 and the seed-order may be prepared, refeiriug to the cropping 

 table to see what varieties have succeeded best, and making 

 alterations accordingly. I think it is a very good plan to ob- 

 tain seeds grown at a distance fi'om tho neiglibourhood iu which 

 they are to be sown. 



From my own cropping table or diary I will venture to give 

 the following remarks on the vegetables grown here in the past 

 season, and I think it would be very interesting and instructivo 

 if others would do the same, as different localities would pro- 

 duce different results, and we should learn each other's plans 

 of guarding against the weather, which is the essence of the 

 gardener's art. During the early spring, or rather the eud of 

 winter, vegetables helil out well, and with the assistance of 

 forced Sea-kale, Kidney Beans, llhuharb, etc., lasted until the 

 Asparagus was in, which was tiie case earlier than usual this 

 year, and here it was remarkably good, and lasted till the i^eas 



