April, 1919 
WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
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burning. The object of the 
inclosed atmosphere is to prevent 
undue evaporation from the leaves 
before roots have formed suffi- 
ciently to support the plant. 
When roots have freely formed, 
the plants should be transplanted 
to good soil, watered well, and 
shaded for a few days from the 
midday sun. Subsequent water- 
ing should be moderate until they 
are well established. 
Budding and grafting- are not 
necessary in order to get satisfac- 
tory results in growing roses 
either about the farm home or on 
the city lot. 
Planting and Caring for Cut- 
Flower Roses 
In deciding the time to plant 
cut-flower roses, say specialists of 
the U. S. Department of Agricul- 
ture, the gardener must take into 
consideration the kind of plant, 
the location, and to a certain ex- 
tent, the season. The roses may 
be obtained either as dormant or 
potted plants. It is best to use 
the former. If budded or grafted 
roses are used they must be plant- 
ed deeper than own-rooted roses 
would be, because of the liability 
of shoots starting from the stock 
below the scion, the point of union 
between the stock and scion 
should be planted 3 inches under 
the ground. By planting in this 
way the scion will have an oppor- 
tunity to form roots from the part 
of the stem in the ground and thus 
become at least partially own 
rooted. Planting the stock so 
deeply discourages the formation 
of new shoots from it. If any ap- 
pear they must be removed at 
once. 
Hybrid perpetual roses should 
be set from 2 to 3 feet apart, de- 
pending on the vigor of growth 
and the locality. When the great- 
est mass of bloom is wanted the 
vigorous ones had better be 3 feet 
apart. 
Tea roses should be planted 
from 18 to 30 inches apart, de- 
pending on the vigor of growth 
and proposed treatment. 
The hybrid tea roses have a 
greater range of character of 
growth even than the other kinds 
discussed, and the proper distance 
for planting corresponds. The 
planting distance is from 20 inches 
to 3 feet, being greatest in the 
warmer regions where they get an 
abundance of water and least 
where they are retarded in growth 
by cold winters or dry summers. 
The China and Bourbon roses 
should be planted about as far 
apart as the hybrid perpetuals. 
Cultivation 
One of the special requirements 
of cut-flower roses is cultivation. 
They should, therefore, have the 
ground in which they are planted 
entirely to themselves to facilitate 
frequent stirring of the surface. 
Cultivation should begin early and 
continue until within six weeks of 
the dormant season. The first 
spring cultivation should be deep 
enough to work into the soil the 
winter mulch of manure or a good 
special application of manure if 
there is no mulch. The later cul- 
tivations should be just deep 
enough to maintain a surface dust 
mulch. 
Pruning 
The quality of the blossoms pro- 
duced as cut-flower roses can be 
controlled largely by pruning. 
For the production of individual 
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