1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Propagating Tea Roses. 
R., Pennsylvania.— How can I propagate Tea 
roses from cuttings ? At what time should it be 
done ? 
Ans. —The usual way of propagating 
Tea roses is by means of cuttings of firm 
or nearly mature wood, and they are 
rooted under glass, with a bottom heat 
of 65 or 70 degrees. From January to 
March is the usual time of propagating. 
One-bud cuttings are commonly selected, 
most of the foliage being trimmed off. 
Many of the florists select their cuttings 
from flowering shoots, thinking that 
this will produce more freely-blooming 
plants than “blind” wood. The cuttings 
are rooted in clean sand, and then potted 
off into thumb pots. Plants thus rooted 
in winter or early spring are planted 
under glass during the summer, to bloom 
the following winter. 
Monthly Climbing Rose. 
N. A., Adams County, 111.—Is the Crimson Ram¬ 
bler a monthly rose ? If not, can you tell me of 
a climbing rose that is a monthly ? 
Ans. —The so-called monthly roses in¬ 
clude, according to the common use of 
the term, all those that bloom more or 
less all through the summer and fall, in 
distinction from June or summer-bloom¬ 
ing varieties. The Crimson Rambler is 
a Polyantha, and its season of bloom, 
gorgeous while it lasts, is not very long. 
Climbing Jules Margottin would, prob¬ 
ably, suit N. A.; it is free, vigorous, and 
hardy ; the flowers are carmine rose, 
rather flat and full. Climbing Victor 
Verdier, bright rose, not fragrant, is an¬ 
other good variety, but not quite such a 
free bloomer as Margottin. The origi¬ 
nal forms of these varieties are not 
climbers ; so in buying them, it is neces¬ 
sary to specify that the climbing variety 
is wanted. In the latitude of New York, 
the climbing Tea, Reine Marie Henriette, 
is extremely satisfactory, producing an 
abundance of deep rose blooms ; but we 
fear that this would not stand the try¬ 
ing winter of Illinois. Climbing Bessie 
Johnson is a charming Remontant with 
fragrant blush flowers. Princess Louise 
Victoria, with soft salmon pink flowers, 
is a very beautiful variety. These hybrid 
climbers do not make growth enough to 
cover large buildings, but for trellises or 
pillars, they are extremely attractive. 
Hardy Phlox. 
Gardener, Massachusetts. — Do all the hardy 
phlox bloom all through the summer and fall ? 
How should they be treated ? Can one obtain 
much variety in colors ? 
Ans. —The hardy phlox usually seen 
in our gardens is P. decussata, of which 
there are many fine named garden varie¬ 
ties. It usually flowers in July and 
August, the period of bloom lasting 
about six weeks. To produce autumn 
flowers, it is necessary to pinch out the 
shoots in the beginning of June and 
again in July ; they will then flower in 
September. Plants left unpinched will 
begin to bloom about the time the June 
roses are over. These phloxes grow well 
in any good garden soil, but they will 
appreciate liberal treatment, and, while 
MOTHERS. —Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
in bloom, occasional liquid manure will 
increase the size of the truss. While in 
flower, they should receive a good water¬ 
ing every evening. The plants produce 
their finest trusses of bloom when two 
years old ; the third year, they should 
be lifted in the fall, divided, and re¬ 
planted. 
“Gardener” can obtain plenty of variety 
in color among the fine named sorts. We 
may recommend Oberon, coppery red; 
Pantheon, salmon rose, very large and 
distinct; Queen, pure white ; William 
Robinson, pale salmon, center rose; Mat¬ 
ador, bright orange red ; Henri Murger, 
pure white, with large carmine center, 
very fine ; Flambeau, bright orange red, 
darker center; Lothair, salmon with 
crimson eye, very fine, large spike ; 
Richard Wallace, white with violet eye. 
Seasonable Work. 
All the planting comes at once now ; 
most people endeavor to have their gar¬ 
dens fully in order by Decoration Day, 
and as we may consider danger of frost 
over, all the bedding plants may be put 
out. The flower beds are, of course, well 
dug, free from stones, and the grass 
properly trimmed at the edges. Before 
beginning to plant, the distances at 
which the plants are to be put should be 
decided, and the places marked, else 
there is risk of irregular spacing and, 
perhaps, an insufficiency of plants to fin¬ 
ish the work. 
With many people, the first choice in 
bedding plants is the ever-useful gera¬ 
nium, and this always gives a showy 
bed. The best effect is obtained by mass¬ 
ing geraniums of one type, with a con¬ 
trasting border, but no intermingling 
plants. Among good varieties, S. A. 
Nutt is one of the best doubles ; it has 
a close, compact habit, and produces an 
abundance of rich deep red flowers, in 
large trusses. Beaute Poitevine, semi¬ 
double, bright salmon, is another excel¬ 
lent bedder, these two varieties being 
largely used in the parks and gardens 
where a continuous show is desired. 
Heteranthe is a good semi-double scar¬ 
let. Single geraniums have been much 
improved of late years, and some of the 
newer French ones are extremely fine, 
with extra large trusses. Marguerite 
de Layres is an especially fine white ; 
Mrs. A. Blanc, reddish salmon, very fine; 
Souvenir de Mirande, white shading to 
salmon at the edges, very striking and 
uncommon ; Benjamin Schroder, very 
large individual flowers and large truss, 
rosy pink, with distinct white blotch on 
upper petals. As an edging to the bed, 
nothing is better than some of the gera¬ 
niums with variegated leaves. Moun¬ 
tain of Snow, green and white, is a good 
old sort; Happy Thought, green leaves, 
with bright yellow center, very showy ; 
Mme. Salleroi, green and white, excel¬ 
lent ; Mrs. Parker, deep green, edged 
with white, or Mrs. Pollock, bronzy 
red, yellow and green, familiar, but still 
one of the best of the tricolored section. 
Geranium beds are very often seen 
edged with the white-leaved cineraria 
or centaurea, with excellent effect. 
Beds planted now with the brilliant 
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blue Lobelia Erinus make a handsome 
show, this little plant giving an intense 
azure unapproachable by any other bed¬ 
ding plant, but it is a sad disappoint¬ 
ment under a blazing July sun, when 
its glory of bloom fades into sad dingi¬ 
ness. Another disappointing plant for 
bedding is the bright yellow Shrubby 
calceolaria, which soon finishes its sea¬ 
son of bloom in our warm, dry climate. 
Both this calceolaria and the lobelia are 
often seen in the city window boxes, 
making a brave show in early summer, 
and they are useful for this purpose, as 
the house is usually vacant during the 
midsummer months, so a prolonged show 
of bloom is not expected. 
For a bed in a very warm sunny situa¬ 
tion, the old-fashioned Lantana is an ex¬ 
cellent plant, and will make a brave 
show of bloom. There is great variety 
in the color of the bloom, white, lemon 
yellow, orange, scarlet, mauve, violet, 
purple and rose, and the neat round 
trusses of flowers often show a curious 
graduation of tint from white to bright 
shades, arranged in concentric rings with 
perfect regularity. The only objection 
to the Lantana is its peculiar odor, 
which becomes more pronounced if 
leaves or flowers are bruised. Another 
good plant for a light dry soil is the In¬ 
dian vinca, first cousin to the little trail¬ 
ing plant known in this country as 
“myrtle”; it is a neat shrubby plant 
with shining green leaves and abundant 
flowers, either pure white, white with 
red eye or bright rose pink. Where a 
carpeting plant is wanted in a dry sunny 
place the little portulaca is excellent; 
we have seen this used to carpet beds of 
June roses, where it formed a mulch to 
protect the surface from excessive heat, 
and made a carpet of bright little blooms 
all summer. 
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