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Garden Questions 
1. Is it possible to make a hedge of 
bittersweet around a house or along a 
fence? How transplant from the woods, 
what part of the vine is used, and when 
to plant? 2. How to start growths of 
bush roses, ramblers. Wistaria, honey¬ 
suckle and other vines from another 
plant? A friend wants to give us shoots 
from her vines, but do not know where 
to take them from the vine and. when 
and how to plant. 3. What are some of 
the plants (house) raised in pebbles, 
bulbs and the like? 4. Name plants de¬ 
sirable for indoor hanging basket plant¬ 
ing. MRS. J. G. 
High Bridge, N ,T. 
1. The native Bittersweet, Celastrus 
scandens, is an excellent vine to grow on 
a trellis or fence, being hardy and free 
from insects or diseases. It does not grow 
into a self-supporting hedge but must have 
something to climb on. If attaches itself 
by twining, not by tendrils. Roots may 
be dug from the woods when the leaves 
turn yellow in the Fall, or before growth 
starts in the Spring. Young plants will 
take hold better than large old ones, as 
they usually have rather a small root sys¬ 
tem. Dig the whole vine, but prune it 
back somewhat when setting. We have 
some vines doing well that were first dug 
in the Fall, and afterwards transplanted 
in Spring. 
2. Wistaria and honeysuckle are easily 
propagated by layers. Bend a ripe vine 
down on the ground; make a small cut 
through the bark on the under side, and 
peg down, putting a little earth on the 
place where pegged down. Leave the tip 
of the branch or vine free. Roots will 
form at the point pegged down, and the 
following Spring the tip may be cut off, 
with the attached roots, and set as an 
individual plant. Where Wistarias aud 
honeysuckles are thrifty aud well-estab¬ 
lished, it is not unusual to find that some 
trailing branches have rooted as natural 
layers, which may be cut off and set in 
the Spring. 
Rambler roses are very easily propa¬ 
gated by cuttings of ripe wood taken in 
July and August, and set in the open 
ground. Ripe shoots which have bloomed 
are desirable. The cuttings should be 
well mulched during Winter. They also 
root readily from layers in the Spring. 
A shoot is bent down, and a little heel 
cut in the bark, a few inches back from 
the tip. The shoot is pegged down at 
this point, and a little soil put over it. 
By the following Spring a good bunch 
of roots will be formed, when the tip, 
with its roots, is severed from the parent, 
and set as an individual plant. Where a 
strong-growing climbing rose forms shoots 
that trail on the ground one often finds 
natural layers, well-rooted, which may 
be cut and set elsewhere.. The follow¬ 
ing directions for rooting rose cuttings, 
recently given by one of our correspon¬ 
dents, will be found excellent: 
“The first thing to decide is the place 
where you will root these slips. I use 
strip* of ground on south side of the 
house, sheltered from winds by a south 
and a southwest porch and have a 
good part of the earth brought from the 
eowyard. But I put them in the gera¬ 
nium bed, or where any flowers grow, if 
there is no other place, only it should 
be near the door, to save steps. 
July and August are the best months 
to slip roses, but I never refuse one in 
September. These slips should be well 
matured, and have three leaves anyway, 
but better with four. Make a hole in the 
ground deep enough to take slip in deep 
enough to cover two lower leaves. Water, 
and cover with earth ; press down firm, 
out do not break off the leaves. Be care¬ 
ful about that. Now you have two leaves, 
or one, according to size of slip, above 
ground, .with earth level all around 
Place a can or glass over slip, and press 
down firmly, and pack earth firmly about 
2% in. high around outside of can, and 
don’t disturb cans till slip has made 
good growth. Keep well watered and 
shade with a paper, or earth on top of 
can dry hot. hours of extra hot days. 
When plant is nicely grown, replace can 
with one with no bottom, or an old lan¬ 
tern globe.” 
3. The only house plants ordinarily 
grown in pebbles are some of the bulbs, 
especially varieties of the Tazetta Nar¬ 
cissus, such as Paper White or the so- 
called Chinese sacred lily. 
4. Suitable plants for indoor hanging 
baskets are Wandering Jew (Tradesean- 
tia), English ivy, Kenilworth ivy (Lina- 
ria), Vinca major, both plain green and 
variegated, Oxalis, ice plant (Mesembr.v- 
anthemum) and musk plant (Mimulus). 
The Christmas cactus (Epiphyllmn), en¬ 
joys a sunny place in a hanging basket, 
and the ivy leaf geranium (properly 
Pelargonium) is also attractive for this 
purpose. 
Top-Dressing 
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