97 
ROSES 
Rose bushes are produced in either of two ways: by 
budding onto young wild rose bushes which have been 
grown from seed, or by cuttings. 
Much controversy has long existed as to which of 
these is the better method. For all practical purposes 
the question may be disposed of by saying that the 
weak growing varieties and those which do not root 
readily from cuttings should be propagated by budding, 
for good strong plants will be produced much more 
readily in this way. But those varieties which are 
especially strong and which root readily from cuttings 
had just as well be produced by cuttings. 
The latter method will probably appeal more strongly 
to those gladiolus growers who may desire to use roses 
as one of the rotation crops. 
Cuttings root most readily in the fall. In our cli¬ 
mate here October and November are the best months 
for this. Hence the beds from which bulbs have been 
dug early may immediately be used for rose cuttings. 
A convenient size of bed is the same as heretofore 
described for gladioli as being 7 feet wide and 30 or 40 
feet long, with the rows running crosswise, that is 7 
feet long, and the rows a foot apart, with the cuttings 
planted two to four inches apart in the row. 
One of the great secrets of making the rose cuttings 
root is the pressing of the soil very firmly about them 
when planting. An effective way of doing this is to 
walk along each row, with one foot on either side of 
the row and against the cuttings, and taking very short 
steps so that all the soil touching the cuttings is made 
