258 THE ROSE BOOK 



thai-have, just borne_Jlowers. Cut them into lengths 

 of about six inches, retaining the leaves on the upper 

 part, but removing all the lower ones. The growth is 

 cut just beneath a bud with a very sharp knife. The 

 cuttings are inserted in a bed of sand about two inches 

 deep, and the same distance apart each way. The choicer 

 -Teas and Hybrid Teas root well in frames placed in a 

 sunny position. The glass should be shaded from bright 

 sunshine by means of scrim or sheets of newspaper. The 

 cuttings may remain in the frame until the foUowing 

 May, being then lifted each with a small ball of soil and 

 planted on a weU-dug border. 



Continue to thin out Ramblers, removing all worn- 

 out and weakly growths, and tie in the best of the 

 shoots, spreading them as much as possible. 



Budding should be completed this month, the Manetti 

 stocks being budded last of all. 



September 

 This is usually a dehghtful month in the rose garden, 

 the productions of modern raisers having made it pos- 

 sible for us to have almost as fine a display in September 

 and October as in June and July. In some respects 

 the autumn show in the garden is finer, for the showy, 

 big-petalled, semi-double roses are then at their best 

 owing to the cool nights and dews. One often hears 

 such semi-double roses as Betty decried in July because 

 they are so thin and wanting in substance, but the sight 

 of them in their autumn beauty makes one wish to 

 plant more. 



