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PLANT PROPAGATION 



(clay and fresh horse manure). A point is made above and below 

 the bandage to shed water. In less than a month the buds should 

 start. The shoots are brittle and need staking. 



266. Rose stocks are sometimes grown from seeds sown 

 as soon as ripe or stored in the hips till spring; hardy 

 species outdoors, tender ones under glass. Layers and 

 root cuttings are often used, but semi-mature stem cut- 

 tings from forced plants in midwinter under glass are 

 most popular. Manetti and multiflora stocks imported 



FIG. 171 TREES STACKED IN FROST PROOF NURSERY CELLAR 

 This is the plan followed by the largest nursery companies of the North 



from Europe are most popular. In America the former 

 are most widely used. They must have their buds re- 

 moved to prevent sprouting, which they will otherwise 

 surely do. Budding in America is done close to the 

 ground, but in Europe the popular "tree" roses are made 

 by inserting the buds at three or four feet. Multiflora 

 is a producer of quick results. Its spring-made cuttings 

 are ready for budding in six months. Home-grown seed- 

 lings usually require two years to reach budding size. 



