168 PROPAGATION OF SUMMER ROSES. 



ascertained, which can be done by gently turn- 

 ing out the plant, they should be placed in a cold 

 frame and still kept close. After being a week 

 in this situation they may be potted into large 

 pots. This is a very interesting method of propa- 

 gation, and the plants made in this manner form 

 very pretty bushes of compact growth ; it is 

 applicable to all roses : even Moss Roses will 

 strike root if treated' as above : they require more 

 patience, as they are longer in forming their roots 

 than many, as are also the Provence. Care must 

 be taken that the shoots, before being formed into 

 cuttings, are perfectly ripe : an invariable sign of 

 their maturity is when the terminal bud is formed 

 at the end of the shoot : this shows that they have 

 made their first growth ; to hasten this, the 

 plants should be placed in the most sunny situa- 

 tion, so as to mature their shoots as early as 

 possible. 



Cuttings of Hybrid China Roses, Hybrid 

 Bourbons, and of all the climbing roses, may be 

 raised with facility by planting them in a shady 

 border in September. They may be made about 

 ten inches in length, two thirds of which should 

 be planted in the soil : in fact, they can scarcely 

 be planted too deep : one, or at most two, buds 

 above the surface will be enough ; on these buds 

 the leaves must be left untouched. These will be 

 fit for planting out the following autumn. 



