1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Manetti Rose. 
A A. F.. Marblehead, Mass .—What is the Manetti 
stalk in a rose bush ? I am told that it is a stalk 
growing up from the root, into which all the 
strength of the plant goes, preventing its bloom¬ 
ing, and that it should not be permitted to grow. 
How can it be distinguished from the remainder 
of the stalks ? 
Ans. —The Manetti rose is a strong¬ 
growing' variety used as a stock for bud¬ 
ding and grafting. There is always 
some likelihood of its throwing up suck¬ 
ers from the stock, and such suckers 
should be removed as soon as they ap¬ 
pear ; if allowed to persist, they will, in 
time, rob the budded plant of its vitality. 
It is easy to recognize this stock, because 
the Manetti always has seven, sometimes 
nine, leaflets. A momentary examina¬ 
tion shows the difference between the 
Manetti and the variety budded on it. 
Whenever a strong sucker appears, 
showing this peculiarity of foliage, cut 
it out without delay. The flower of the 
Manetti is pink in color, and single, but 
it rarely blooms when growing in this 
way. We have met with a case where 
an amateur rose grower complained that 
a Remontant rose bush, after refusing 
to bloom for several seasons, had re¬ 
verted to a single wild rose. On ex¬ 
amination, it was learned that the 
Manetti stock, being allowed to sucker 
undisturbed, had strangled the variety 
budded on it, and was growing along 
finely as an independent bush. There 
are so many roses that must be budded 
to increase the stock with any rapidity, 
that it is very necessary for a gardener to 
recognize the Manetti, whenever its 
suckers may appear. 
Tuberous Begonias. 
E. yV. H., Tioga County, N. Y .—Last spring, I 
bought some Tuberous Begonia bulbs. I put 
them in pots, and they began blooming in August. 
Will they bloom through the winter if kept in the 
house? Do they require a strong light or a 
moderate one ? 
Ans. — Tuberous Begonias need a 
period of rest each year, their blooming 
period being, usually, about six months. 
The plants mentioned by E. W. H. were, 
evidently, started late, so they are likely 
to continue flowering for some time yet; 
but they will not last all winter, as they 
die down after flowering. When bloom¬ 
ing ceases, water must be gradually 
withheld, being withdrawn entirely 
when the leaves begin to turn yellow. 
When the tops are withered, the tubers 
may be stored away in the pots, the soil 
being kept perfectly dry, and the pots 
lying on their side3. During the resting 
period, the temperature of the place in 
which the tubers are stored should never 
fall below 45 degrees. 
The best plan is to start the tubers in 
February or March, so that they will be 
in bloom by June ; their flowering is 
then usually over by the end of Octooer. 
They will enjoy a light place, although, 
when treated as bedding plants, they do 
not like the strong glare of the summer 
sun. 
Though the easiest way for an ama¬ 
teur to grow these plants, is from year- 
old tubers, they may be also raised from 
MOTHERS. —Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
ead. JL’nis suoula oo sown about the 
middle of February, purchasing the 
seed just about the time of sowing, be¬ 
cause the new crop is then in. The seed 
may be sown in a six inch pot, filled to 
within half an inch of the top with 
fibrous, peaty soil, with which is mixed 
nearly one-half its bulk of sand. The 
seed, which is extremely fine, is scat¬ 
tered over the top of the soil, and the 
surface is then pressed down evenly 
with a flat piece of wood. No earth is 
scattered over the seeds. The soil is 
then sprinkled gently but thoroughly 
with a hand sprinkler, and the pot set 
in a warm place, with a pane of glass 
over the top. The glass should be raised 
about one inch at the side during the 
day, and put down close at night. In 
the morning, the moisture collected on 
the glass during the night should be 
wiped off. The soil must never be al¬ 
lowed to become dry. When the little 
plants have made two leaves, and show 
a third, they should be transplanted, 
being “pricked out” into another pot 
filled with the same sort of soil, and put 
about one-half inch apart. Pricking 
out, the usual process with small seed¬ 
lings, is done by taking a slender pointed 
stick, poking it under the tiny plant so 
as to lift it without injuring the roots. 
The same instrument is used to make a 
small hole in the earth of the transplant¬ 
ing pot, and the young plant is put in 
this, with the earth pressed up around 
it. While the seedlings are still tiny, 
there is danger of damping off or drying 
off, as the atmosphere may err on either 
the damp or the dry side. A second 
transplanting should be given when the 
leaves are about half an inch in diame¬ 
ter, each plant being put in a three-inch 
pot. If the plants are to be bedded out, 
they should be planted directly from 
the three-inch pot, but if they are to be 
bloomed in pots, they should be re¬ 
potted, when they nearly cover the sur¬ 
face of the pot, into a five-inch. 
If desired, tubers may be started in 
pots in the beginning of April, and then 
plunged outside about the middle of 
May, being lifted again before frost 
comes in the autumn. When putting 
Tuberous Begonias outside, a situation 
should be selected which gives a little 
shade during the hottest part of the 
day. 
Seasonable Notes. 
The ornamental grasses, Eulalias and 
Erianthus, are now opening their feath¬ 
ery plumes. These are very handsome 
plants for forming into clumps upon the 
lawn, or in extending shrubbery belts. 
There are several varieties of the Eula¬ 
lias, all Japanese grasses, one of the 
handsomest being the Zebra-striped 
Eulalia, the leaves being oddly barred 
in yellow and green. This foliage makes 
a fine feature all summer and, in autumn, 
the bloom opens to form feathery, dun- 
colored tips, in tint much like the seed- 
vessels of the Smoke tree, curling over 
like ostrich plumes. These Eulalia 
“feathers” make pretty material for fill¬ 
ing winter vases ; for this purpose, they 
should be cut before they open, this 
making them more lasting. All the Eula¬ 
lias are hardy ; we have now under in¬ 
spection a clump of the variegated form 
about eight feet high and 12 feet across, 
which has been planted for 10 years, re¬ 
ceiving literally no attention during that 
period. 
Erianthus Ravermte, the European 
Pampas grass, is an excellent subject to 
plant with the Eulalias ; it produces 
tall plumes somewhat similar in effect 
to the true South American Pampas 
grass, but deeper in color and less silky. 
The ornamental reed, Arundo donax, 
both plain and variegated, is a fine plant 
to associate with Eulalias and Erianthus, 
though the variegated form often seems 
a little tender in the vicinity of New 
York. Around Philadelphia, it flour¬ 
ishes finely, there being some fine exam¬ 
ples in Fairmount Park. 
Pansies which were sown last August, 
should now be in the beds they are to 
occupy during the winter. These beds 
should be slightly raised, to prevent 
flooding during a thaw, and the plants 
should be covered with leaves and 
branches. 
Safety 
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Burglars won’t bother a street or house 
that is well lighted. The Steam Gauge 
& Lantern Co.’s Tubular Globe Street 
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Can be set to burn from 4 to 16 hours, 
and gives 4 hours’ light for a cent. 
Buy it of your dealer. He has it, or can get it. 
Send for catalogue, prices and detailed descrip¬ 
tion. Please mention this paper. 
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Or, to put it another way. 
Do You Need a Watch? 
STEM 
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a itr 
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