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BUDDING ROSES. 



NE of the easiest and best ways to propagate roses 

 is by budding. I have the Hermosa, and desir- 

 ing to make more plants of the same kind, 

 thought I would try budding it on the wild rose : 

 having one near by, I inserted two buds of 

 the Hermosa about the middle of July, and in 

 about three weeks they measured ten inches in 

 height, and had buds almost ready to expand ; since 

 then I have given them but little care and attention, 

 they still continue to bloom, and are in good condi- 

 tion for winter. Although I had then never heard of any one 

 budding the rose, my experiment proved a grand success. 



The process of budding is the same as that of the peach, pear, 



apple, etc., which was explained through the columns of this 



paper March i, 1896, but for the benefit of new subscribers, or those who 



perhaps did not observe closely the process, I will give an explanation with 



illustrations. 



Select a bud from the rose you wish to propagate, and cut about one-fourth 

 of an inch above and below the bud, taking out an elliptical piece with a little 

 wood beneath it, as shown in Fig. a. 



For the stock, take any hardy or 

 wild rose, cut a T-shaped incision 

 through the bark near the roots (Fig. b), 

 carefully raise the ends or bark of the^ 

 incision and insert the bud (Fig. c) ; 

 then wrap firmly above and below the 

 bud with a strip of cloth about one- 

 fourth of an inch in width, commenc- 

 ing at the bottom and passing above 

 the bud, returning again and tying jus' 

 below, covering all but the bud, as 

 shown in Fig. d. 



In about ten days after budding, 

 if done in spring or early summer, un^ 

 wrap it, and if the operation has been 

 successful, which it is most sure to be 

 if properly done, cut the old stock off 



about two inches above the bud ; and when it has made a new shoot, tie it to 

 this stump to make it grow straight. 



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