Herbaceous and Bedding Plants 



leaves should be carefully preserved. Plant the cuttings in rows 

 about twelve inches apart, and three inches apart in the row. 



The tea-scented and most of the Japanese and Chinese spe- 

 cies and their varieties root well if the cuttings are taken in 

 September and inserted in prepared soil in a border facing the 

 North or in boxes eight or ten inches deep; the soil should be 

 of a light sandy nature, covered with about one-half inch of 

 pure sand and well- watered. After the cutting-bed has been 

 prepared and the soil watered, take off the cuttings and insert 

 them in the soil at once ; then give a good watering to settle the 

 soil about the cuttings. 



The Hybrid Perpetuals and other hardy sorts root well if 

 the cuttings, at the time of pruning, which is in November or 

 December, are put in nursery rows in the open ground; use the 

 previous year's wood in about eight-inch lengths, planting the 

 cuttings six inches deep and leaving about two buds above 

 ground; soil of a light sandy nature should be used in the 

 cutting-beds. 



Propagation by budding is effected by taking a bud of the 

 variety to be propagated and budding it on the Manette or some 

 other strong grower, selecting a time when both the stock and the 

 bud are in proper condition, that is when the bark lifts or parts 

 easily from the wood, which is generally in April or May, care 

 being taken that neither the stock nor the bud is bruised during 

 the operation. 



Propagation by Seeds is resorted to only when it is desired 

 to raise new varieties. Sow the seeds to the depth of a quarter 

 of an inch, in January, in the open border in a sheltered spot in 

 well-prepared, light sandy loam. The seedlings will appear in 

 Spring or Summer. Should they come up too thickly, thin them 

 out to about one inch apart as soon as they are large enough to 

 be handled, and transplant the thinnings to where they can be 

 shaded till again established. The following Spring, as early as 

 the state of the ground will permit, take up the seedlings and 



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