94 PKOPAGATION. 



his neig-hbours, but by the time the next planting 

 season comes round he will have many trees to spare, 

 and, it is to be hoped, have added to his laurels in the 

 show tent. 



Cuttings. — There are many Roses that are easily 

 grown on their own roots, and which pay for this 

 method of cultivation, such as " Dorothy Perkins," 

 "Crimson Rambler," and others of this type; also, 

 there are many that will be found to make good, 

 healthy bushes and produce a quantity of bloom, but 

 the grower must not look for exhibition Roses on 

 plants raised from cuttings. 



Good representative flowers are often obtained, 

 but generally speaking, all show kinds grown in this 

 way are undersized. Nevertheless, as we have said in 

 another place, the Roses that will live and make ancient 

 history are those that can easily be grown on their own 

 roots, as '* Gloire de Dijon," ** William Allen Richard- 

 son," " Frau Karl Druschki," " Caroline Testout," 

 and others of a like character and constitution, but 

 even then some are larger and healthier on the parent 

 stock. There is no reason why nearly all Roses should 

 not propagate from cuttings, but experience will teach 

 you that m.ost of our modern kinds need the support of 

 the parent stock, and increase by budding is the surest 

 method of successful reproduction. For autumn cut- 

 tings October and November are the best months for 

 putting in Rose cuttings in the open ground. The work 

 U simple, and gives very little trouble. Summer cut- 

 tings can be made at any time after the Rose has 

 flowered, but this necessitates the use of a cold frame, 

 and, if possible, a frame or house with a little bottom 

 heat. 



March to May are the best months for^ taking 

 cuttings from Roses that have been forced under glass. 



I will take the most natural method first, and dis- 

 cuss the striking of cuttings in the open ground. First; 

 prepare your bed as follows : — 



