42 Commercial Gardening 



The cuttings for bush Roses are made about the end of October, 

 6 to 9 in. long, from well-ripened shoots of the current year's growth. 

 They are all "eyed" that is, all the buds are removed except two or 

 three at the top the object in view being to prevent as far as possible 

 the development of suckers from the wild stock. The cuttings are 

 planted vertically, 3 or 4 in. from each other, in rows about 1 ft. apart, 

 and are buried about three-fourths of their length, the soil being pressed 



Fig. 436. Showing how Rosebuds are detached at the Dotted Lines shown on the Inverted Shoot 



The leaves are cut away at a, leaving a short piece of stalk as at 6. The dormant bud is shown at c; at d is 

 a bud ready for insertion, the dotted lines showing portion cut away. 



firmly about them with the feet. The best time for putting in cuttings 

 is about the last week in October, but they may be inserted also during 

 November in mild open weather. 



Many of the choicer Roses, including all the Wichuraiana and Polyantha 

 section, and many others are raised from cuttings in the same way as 

 Manetti and Brier stocks, but are not " eyed ", and thus " Roses on their 

 own roots" are readily secured. 



The cuttings of Brier and Manetti are left in the soil until the follow- 

 ing October and November. They are then transplanted 6 to 9 in. apart 

 in rows about 2 ft. asunder, so as to be ready for budding in the open 



