EAMBLER HOSES 10 3 



Stock of these Roses may be bought from any nurseryman 

 or may be raised at home. 



To gain time when propagating Ramblers, cuttings of half 

 ripened wood may be inserted in the late Summer in a hotbed, 

 potted up as soon as rooted and grown on in the greenhouse. 

 These will have quite a start over the Spring rooted stock. 

 The Spring stock may be obtained by taking cuttings from 

 plants started into growth inside after New Year. Some 

 growers of forced Ramblers allow one or two strong canes 

 to start and, by pinching these, a number of good cuttings 

 may be obtained. These are rooted in the sand and grown 

 on in the usual manner. They may be planted outdoors in 

 good ground and should be carefully cultivated to get the 

 best results. This Spring rooted stock will not make very 

 large plants the first year. The Fall rooted would have the 

 advantage here, but either kind could be used as small stock 

 for forcing. 



By leaving the plants out two or three years, large plants 

 may be obtained. In this case it would be wise the first 

 year or two to shorten back the canes to produce a bushy 

 growth; the last year the long growths should be tied up to 

 stakes, or to a fence, to allow the wood to thoroughly ripen, 

 which is essential to success in forcing Ramblers. Plants dug 

 up from the field in the Fall have been potted and forced with 

 good results, cases being on record where the percentage 

 of failure with this stock was very small. A great deal de- 

 pends, however, on where the stock is obtained and the 

 condition it is in when received. It is generally agreed that 

 pot grown stock is the most reliable and gives the best results. 

 In this case stock may be dug from the field and potted in the 

 Spring, grown on inside for a time and may then be plunged 

 outside in coal ashes. They should be well fed and watered 

 all through the growing season and receive all the sun and air 

 possible. Withhold water gradually in the Fall and, if heavy 



