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able, since it is not as hardy as the Manetti and is still 

 more likely to throw up suckers from the roots, in 

 which respect the Manetti is bad enough. Jiosa canina 

 (Dog Rose) and Mosa polyantha are largely used in 

 Europe as stocks upon which to graft Boses. They 

 have never been largely used in this country, the Ma- 

 netti seeming to be the favorite here. All of these 

 stocks are grown more extensively in France than any- 

 where else. The Bosa Manetti and Mosa multiflora 

 de la Griffa^rie are grown from cuttings in France, and 

 are jshipped from there at the end of the 

 first season ; when received here they are 

 trimmed back closely, both as to the roots 

 and the branches, and planted the following 

 spring. They are budded the following 

 summer, usually the latter part of June or 

 early part of July, whenever the stocks are "SI'S* 

 in such condition that the bark peels read- ^~^ 

 ily. The bud, of course, remains dorman- 

 during that season, but the spring follow 

 ing the top of the stock is cut oft' just abovi 

 the bud, and it is allowed to grow. With i 

 good season, the buds usually make .sulfi 

 cient growth to be salable the following 

 fall. The foregoing is written solely in 

 connection with the outdoor growing of 

 Roses. Except to provide good rich deep 

 soil of fairly heavy quality, there are no special 

 cultural directions that the writer cares to insist 

 upon. 



Rose plants are not often attacked by any fun- 

 gous disease, save perhaps mildew, which occasionally 

 makes its appearance consequent to sudden 

 changes, such as occur toward fall, when t 

 perature may be at 80-90° one day and 40^5° the next 

 An application of Bordeaux mixture is of value in 

 checking mildew. 



The greater proportion of Roses handled by the 

 undersigned are propagated from cuttings, and conse 

 quently are on their own roots. In growing Roses in 

 this way, it is customary to take into the , 

 about the first of December the best and strongest 

 plants that are in stock; then cut them back so as to 

 leave only two or three eyes upon each slioot, pot them 

 and place them in a cool house, where they are allowed 

 to stand two or three weeks without a great deal of 

 heat. They soon begin to make roots; and when tha 

 white roots show through the soil about the edge of the 

 pot, they are given a little more heat and brought on 

 more rapidly. They are then forced until just ready 

 to flower, and before the wood has become too hard 

 the plants are cut back and the severed wood made up 

 into one-eye cuttings, which are placed in propagating 

 beds of sand and given gentle bottom heat, where they 

 take root in the course of two to four weeks, accord- 

 ing to variety and the condition of the wood. After 

 thoroughly rooted, they are potted into 2- or 2X-inch 

 pots and grown on until late in the spring or early 

 summer, when it is safe to plant them out in the fields. 

 There they will remain two seasons, usually, and by 

 that time attain sufficient size to be dug and marketed. 

 Jackson & Perkins Co. 

 Rose Forcing. - There is no branch of floriculture in 

 this ciiiiiitry tiKit in anyway approaches Rose forcing in 

 ini]M.rt;iiiiM-. wlicn commercial and private practice are 

 consiiUiiMl. The large number of private greenhouses 

 erected f,,r the cultiv.ation of tlie R,.se by w.-althy 

 people in this country within the last ■inailc .Mimut be 

 adequately estimated. But the greai .1- imumI i^rrlmice 

 Roses among all classes of buyers tluiHiLlMui t]m cam- 

 try has produced an enormous ini/rc.t-- in irial 



greenhouses specially erected for lm- I : rciiig 



Roses, and each year sees some inn. i n llie 



style of construction as well as in m , . iva- 



tion. The general principles of Rosr-i..\ im nr prac- 

 tically the same now as they were i>Miii.\ s.-ais ago, 

 but the details or small items, as many are pleased to 

 term them, are constantly being improved. To make 

 the method of successful cultivation quite plain to every 

 one, the undersigned will endeavor to detail closely each 

 operation, from the cutting to the full bearing plant. 

 Types of forcing Boses are shown in Figs. 2189 and 

 2190. 



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1575 



We shall presume that a propagating house is to be 

 prepared for starting the youuf ' '^' ^ ■ - 



house in which a bottcm In ;i! " 

 maintained as long a^ il 

 ing the winter; the iip 

 should be about 55 or .'.'., I i 

 house is of no great cm-. .,i,. i. 

 ture can be maintained. Mint. 

 having space for sand 'J' .-,; in. 

 sharp, gritty sand, wiili..ui a 

 spread it evenlv all y>\yv 

 ' ' a brick or block of wo 



th a flue rose watering pot, and all will be ready 

 for the cuttings. The best time to start prop- 

 agating for the coming season's planting is 

 about the middle to end of January. Hav- 

 ing the above all ready, select 

 .-j«7 good, clean, healthy shoots of i 

 I^J or 3 eyes in length, preferably, 

 l^"^ those just below where a bud 

 IS been cut ■ cut the 



2188. Graiting of Ci 



Rosa multiflora. 

 right is shown tlie 



leaf clean off close to the eye ; make a clean cut diagon- 

 ally across the shoot just below the bottom eye. If the 

 leaves are large and heavy, remove the end or fifth leaf- 

 let. Then, with a lath about 2 inches wide laid straight 

 across the bench and held firm by the left hand, and 

 with a thin knife in the right hand, draw a line about 

 IK inches deep in the sand; in this place the cutting, 

 pressing each down to the bottom of the opening, leav- 

 ing just enough room between each cutting so that the 

 leaves do not overlap each other. As soon as the row is 

 full, press the sand as flrmly as possible around each 

 cutting; then give a good watering with a fine rose 

 watering pot. Repeat the same operation on each suc- 

 cessive row till the whole are put in. Shade from bright 

 sun and never allow tin' i-iutiiiu' to sutYVr fi.r \\ant «>f 

 water. If the weatlier -liould 1... af all wai-m. a li-bt 



syringing overhead <lail\" will una-aily tunfiii ti \u- 



tings: never use very <-..l.l wati.i- ..u th.-in. but water nf 

 about the same tempiraturr a^ iliat ..f tlie air. Treated 

 as above, the cuttings sli.nil.l 1., ni.ily rooted in about 

 30 days; and as soon a- tli. i- iiav. )iiade roots about 

 M in. 'long they should Ih- .-an lully lifted from the sand 

 with a flat stick to avoi.l l.r.akini.- tluir roots, and potted 

 in 2- or 2K-inch pots, using a good fresh soil with only 

 a little manure added,— not more than 1 part manure to 

 8 of soil. As fast as potted they should be placed in a 



