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FIG. 94. A Summer Rose Cutting 



In the spring these bundles should be taken up, 



and the cuttings planted about three inches apart in 



trenches in good garden 

 soil, with one or two buds 

 above the surface of the 

 ground. Pack the soil 

 carefully around the cut- 

 tings, and keep the sur- 

 face layer of earth loose 

 during the summer. 

 Water them when the 

 ground becomes dry. By 

 the next fall or spring 



they will be ready for permanent planting. When 



starting roses in July or August, make cuttings as 



indicated in Fig. 94 ; 



plant them in good soil 



and keep them in the 



sun until the cuttings 



have formed roots (see 



Fig. 95). The pot or box 



must have under it a 



pan containing at least 



an inch of water. 



The water can be kept 



at a permanent depth by 



using a pan that is two or three times as large as the 



bottom of the box. During hot days add water each 



morning and evening. 



FIG. 95. A Box of Rose Cuttings started 

 in July 



