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December  8,  192C3 
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Bulletin  208,  issued  by .  the  Office  of 
Foreign  Seed  and  Plant  Introduction, 
Washington,  D.  C„  lists  a  variety  of  Al¬ 
falfa  from  Moron,  Buenos  Aires,  Argen¬ 
tina.  the  seed  being  presented  by  Jose 
M.  Scasso  as  “  ‘Alfalfa  saludina,’  a  vari¬ 
ety  from  the  province  of  Santiago  del  Es- 
tero.  It  is  very  hardy  and  resistant  to 
trampling,  and  after  cutting  grows  up 
again  with  much  vigor.  On  the  other 
hand,  it  has  the  defect  of  losing  its  leaves 
when  ripe,  for  which  reason  it  is  cut  for 
hay  when  it  is  just  beginning  to  flower. 
If  not  cut  frequently  it  has  a  tendency 
to  become  woody.  Under  irrigation  it 
gives  seven  or  eight  cuttings  of  green 
forage  per  year  in  Santiago  del  Estero. 
It  is  called  saludina  because  it  is  more 
resistant  to  alkali  and  saltpeter  than  the 
ordinary  variety.” 
Seed  of  Sorghum  arundinaceum  has 
been  received  from  Salisbury,  Rhodesia. 
“This  is  called  locally  ‘perennial  Sudan 
grass’ ;  it  is  closely  related  to  Sudan 
grass.  In  its  natural  habitat  it  grows  on 
heavy,  black,  fertile  lands,  and  is  appar¬ 
ently  quite  perennial.  It  does  not  spread 
by  underground  roots,  but  volunteers  very 
freely  from  seed,  especially  where  the 
land  has  been  cultivated.  The  stems  are 
somewhat  woodier  and  more  cane-like 
than  those  of  Sudan  grass.” 
A  correspondent  of  the  Department  of 
Agriculture  at  Indio,  Cal.,  says  of  Tam- 
arix  aphylla,  the  athel  tree,  introduced 
from  Northern  Africa :  “One  of  the  most 
important  importations  made  for  this  sec¬ 
tion  of  the  country  by  the  United  States 
Department  of  Agriculture  is  the  ever¬ 
green  tamarix  or  athel  tree.  These  hardy 
desert  plants  were  brought  from  the  Val¬ 
ley  of  the  Nile  and  are  used  for  wind¬ 
breaks  as  well  as  shade  trees.  They  have 
been  extensively  planted  in  the  Coachella 
Valley  during  the  past  six  years,  and  are 
the  most  popular  tree  we  have.  They 
often  make  a  growth  of  12  ft.  during  the 
first  year,  and  in  three  years  they  make 
good-sized  shade  'trees.  After  getting 
started  they  will  probably  live  longer 
without  water  than  any  other  tree  except¬ 
ing  the  date  palm.  They  are  also  found 
to  be  very  well  adapted  to  the  San 
Joaquin  Valley,  the  Imperial  and  Palo 
Verde  valleys,  and  Arizona,  New  Mexico 
and  other  Southern  States.” 
Propagating  Roses 
On  page  1312  I  was  pleased  to  see  the 
request  for  information  about  transplant¬ 
ing  roses,  and  slipping  Ramblers.  The 
answer  given  was  excellent,  but  anyone 
just  starting  in  this  work  would  need 
more  explicit  directions ;  at  least  I  did. 
The  first  thing  to  decide  is  the  place 
where  you  will  root  these  slips.  'I  use  a 
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  geranium  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  Sep¬ 
tember.  These  slips  should  be  well  ma¬ 
tured,-  and  have  three  leaves  anyway,  but 
better  with  four.  Make  a  hole  in  the 
ground  deep  enough  to  take  slip  in  deep 
enough  to  cov£r  two  lower  leaves.  Water, 
and  cover  with  earth  ;  press  down  firm, 
but  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  lantern 
globe. 
Now  try  to  root  monthly  roses,  so  you 
will  have  roses  all  Summer,  instead  of 
June  only.  If  you  have  one  good  rose, 
take  several  slips  from  it.  Change  varie¬ 
ties  with  your  neighbors.  If  you  have  a 
bouquet  given  you,  look  it  over  for  a  rose 
slip.  In  the  latter  case  cut  off  end  of 
slip,  so  it  is  fresh.  We  can  all  have  roses, 
if  we  love  them  enough  to  grow  them. 
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