HARDY SHRUBS. 



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they require greater 

 care in handling. The 

 roots should not be al- 

 lowed to get the least 

 dry before potting. 

 It is propagated in 

 Spring and Autumn. 

 When the wood is ripe 

 and the leaves begin 

 to fall, quite a number 

 of short stubby 

 growths will be found 

 on the flowering 

 shoots of the previous 

 Summer's flowering 

 wood ; these, if made 

 into cuttings about 

 1O inches long, and 

 buried up to within an 

 inch of the ends of the 

 shoots, will root free- 

 ly. Place them in some 

 shaded spot, and in 

 Winter cover with 

 half-decayed leaves or 

 straw to prevent quick 

 thawing and freezing. 

 A quicker method of 

 propagation is to take 

 half-ripened wood 

 from indoor plants in 

 Spring; these are pot- 

 ted as soon as rooted, 

 and either grown on 

 in pots or planted out 

 when weather per- 

 mits. 



One of the most re- 

 markable roses sent 

 out in recent years is 

 Mme. Norbert Leva- 

 vasseur, better known 

 as Baby Rambler. 

 The flowers have a 

 slight resemblance to 

 Crimson Rambler but 

 larger. It blooms con- 

 tinually during Sum- 

 mer and Autumn if 

 kept supplied with 

 water during dry 

 spells. There are sev- 

 eral seedlings from 

 this variety not yet 

 common with the 

 same habit but with 

 larger flowers. 



CANTONIENSIS See page 274 



