198 AGRICULTURE 



doors or under glass, depending on the kind of rose, the 

 climate, and the soil. On these points you will need the 

 advice of those neighbors who grow roses. Where practi- 

 cable to start your rose out of doors proceed as follows : 

 during the winter take a portion of a slender rose branch 

 less than one year old on which the wood has recently 

 become firm. Cut this six to eight inches long and remove 

 the leaves. Be sure that a smooth cut is made. If the 

 cuttings are to be started in moist sand under glass, 

 they may be much shorter and of younger wood. Part 

 of the upper leaf may be left. Place the longer cuttings 

 in a sloping position in a trench in the flower garden 

 and cover them up to the top bud with earth. Where ths 

 winters are cold a thin layer of leaves may be added. 

 Roots may form in four to six weeks. When one year 

 old or less, the plants may be transplanted to the place 

 where they are to remain. Roses like good soil, and the 

 .ground around them ought each year to receive a coating 

 of manure, which serves as fertilizer and a mulch. On 

 sour soils a little lime is helpful. 



There are a number of classes of roses, some blooming 

 almost continuously and others only once or twice during 

 the year. 



Bulbs, tubers, etc. The onion and the lily are ex- 

 amples of bulbs. A bulb consists of a number of thick- 

 ened, tightly wrapped leaves. Bulbs that grow form 

 new bulbs, and by planting these the plant is multiplied. 

 Plants grown from bulbs need rich soil. Most of them 

 afford very early flowers. In cold climates bulbs are dug, 

 dried, and stored indoors during the winter. 



