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ROSES 



desirable hardy roses can be multiplied, e. g., 

 Crimson and Yellow Ramblers, the Dawson 

 Rose, Rosa multiflora, R. Wichuraiana and 

 all their other progeny, R. setigera, Prairie 

 Queen and Baltimore Belle, etc., also the 

 Manetti Rose for stocks upon which the 

 Hybrid Perpetuals can be budded; but for 

 the amateur it is best to buy the plants. 



When they are grown under glass these 

 same varieties will give a larger percentage of 

 rooted plants, if the cuttings are made two or 

 three inches long, planted in pure sand, in 

 pots or boxes, and kept in a greenhouse, in a 

 temperature of 45 F. These cuttings, also, 

 should be made in autumn, before severe 

 weather, of wood just completing its growth. 

 They should be planted thicklv, about one- 

 half their length deep, and well shaded for 

 three weeks. Keep the temperature so low 

 that the buds will not start into growth before 

 a callus is formed or the cutting is rooted. 

 The young plants can be set out in May or 

 early June, either directly from the cutting bed 

 or after having been established in pots. 



