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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



OCTOBEB, 1910 



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Another Way to Start Rose 

 Cuttings 



FOR several years I have raised roses from 

 slips in a way that seems new to every one 

 who hears of it. I have about two hundred roses 

 now as beautiful as any that I have ever seen out 

 of California, so I can vouch for the success of 

 my method. 



I make a coldframe in the usual way with no 

 manure, and sink the boards of the frame into the 

 ground several inches. I fill the frame about half 

 full of sand and good garden soil mixed, and have 

 it well packed so that the ground is firm. 



I generally get my slips in October and start 

 them in the bed, with the glass in place. It is a 

 good idea to fix the bed, water it, put the glass on 

 and leave it for a week or two so that the weeds 

 will have a good chance to germinate before the 

 slips are put in, for the weeds are apt to smother 

 the roses. Put the slips into the ground as close 

 together as possible. My roses have bloomed in 



An original metliod of starting rose cuttings — in a 

 coldframe 



the coldframe and have continued to bloom con- 

 stantly when they were put in the ground. Crowd- 

 ing helps to keep out the weeds. 



Some of the slips cut at just the proper time do 

 not lose their leaves at all, but seem to go on growing, 

 though most of the leaves wither and fall. In put- 

 ting the slips in the ground, the leaves should be cut 

 ofi" close to the stem, leaving only the stump to pro- 

 tect the little bud. 



In taking the roses out of the frame, use a flat 

 trowel instead of a rounded one, and carefully 

 separate each little plant from its neighbor. When 

 they are set out, they should be watered and pro- 

 tected from the bright sun for a day or so. An 

 inverted flower pot is the best thing for the purpose. 



The rose slips should be rather long and several 

 bud-eyes should go into the ground, being careful 

 not to bend the stems. I often use a meat skewer 

 to make the holes and then press the earth close to 

 the stems with my fingers. 



There should be several eyes above the ground, 

 too. After all the slips are in, sprinkle the bed until 

 it is thoroughly soaked, put on the glass (which 

 should fit tight), then fill every crevice as full as 

 possible with cement so that the entire frame is air- 

 tight, and hill up the dirt around the outside of the 

 frame so that no air can come in from that source. 

 In late spring the roses are ready to be put in their 

 permanent places. 



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