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House & Garden^ 
Two New Books 
Bungalows 
By Edwakd L Mekkitt 
PKACTICING AFkCHITECT 1 
FOK EIGHTEEN YEAKS | 
EXCLUSIVE I 
COLONIAL BUNGALOW i 
AND RESIDENCE DESIGNS 
Containing the finest examples of the new Colonial I 
bungalow—the only book published which features 
this type of home. 50 efts, postpaid. | 
1920 I 
EDITION DE LUXE 
In which are the best of 1,000 pradical and distindive | 
bungalows adually built for $1,000 to $6,000 and 
adapted to any climate. Many exterior and interior I 
photographs, floor plans, dimensions, estimates and I 
a wealth of suggestions for bungalow builders. 1 
112 pages, $1.00 postpaid. I 
I—lAPPlLY, the bungalow has risen from the status 
* * of a home whose chief assets were its low cost 
and easy upkeep, and passed into the realm of genuine 
architedural merit. Not only does its exterior follow 
accepted precedent, but the house throughout is better 
planned, better built, and better to live in. 
It is to such modern bungalows that the two books noted above are devoted. 
Their author (formerly of the firm of Yoho &■ Merritt, Architects) has 
been practicing architecture for eighteen years. His skill and artistry have 
furnished plans for homes in every State of the Union, and in several 
foreign countries as well. The solid worth of his designs is infallibly 
proved by the ever-growing demand for them by discriminating prospective 
bungalow owners. 
Your remittance may be by money-order, cheque or stamps. It will be 
returned promptly if the books prove unsatisfactory. 
Edwakd L. Mekkitt isssis | 
Yoho & Merritt 502 Empire Bldg. SEATTLE WASH. | 
Garden Cities of the South 
(Continued from page 62) 
Myles of Elkhart, Ind., and Mr. W. 
L. Velie, of automobile fame, are giv¬ 
ing a great deal of time, thought and 
money in transforming their Fort Myers 
winter homes into places of such flow¬ 
ered grandeur that any potentate would 
envy them. 
The people of wealth and discern¬ 
ment mentioned in this article, and 
many others not mentioned, believe 
that they have found what Ponce de 
Leon came all the way to America to 
discover. There are those who claim 
great things for California; others have 
a preference for many other parts of 
the world. But in the opinion of those 
who know her Florida can hold her 
place in the sun against all contenders, 
and she does it not with her bathing, 
her fishing, her tennis, her golf, her 
warm balmy air, but through her won¬ 
derful, brilliant, sweet smelling flowers. 
A Low Dog from the Highlands 
(Continued from page Si) 
cushion; I just thought I’d mention the 
fact, that’s all. 
The general appearance as well as 
many suggestions of his traits are shown 
well in the photographic studies ac¬ 
companying this brief sketch. If, in 
addition to what you see here, you re¬ 
member that the Scottie’s coat ranges 
from dark steel-gray to black, and that 
his eyes invariably should be dark, 
you’ll know pretty well what to look 
for when you start out tomorrow to 
join the circle of enthusiastic Scottie 
owners. 
Leading Dog Shows this Winter 
For the information of those of our 
readers who are interested in exhibitions 
of this sort, ‘we print below the dates 
and places of the more important shows 
scheduled for late January and Febru¬ 
ary. The dates of other shows will be 
given from time to time in these col¬ 
umns, as they occur. 
Jan. 26—The Peke Club of America. 
Hotel Plaza, New York. 
Jan. 28—American Pom Club. New 
York. 
Feb. 10—Airedale Terrier Club of 
America. New York. 
Feb. 11-14—Westminster Kennel Club. 
New York. 
Feb. 23-25—Eastern Dog Club. Bos¬ 
ton. 
PROPAGATING YOUR OWN ROSES 
T he propagation of roses for one’s 
own use is an essential part of the 
work of the home rose gardener 
if he would reduce expenses and add 
a new interest to rose growing. 
The plants are propagated from seed, 
by hardwood cuttings, softwood cut¬ 
tings, layers, budding, and grafting. 
The rose species used as shrubs, such 
as the Rugosa, Carolina, Prairie, and 
Wichuraiana, are propagated by root 
sprouts and the others named by hard¬ 
wood cuttings. The Wichuraiana is 
naturally a trailing plant which takes 
root near any eye. By cutting rooted 
stems into pieces so that each one has 
some roots and an eye, each one will 
make a plant. 
Some rose species, like Rosa hugonis, 
are difficult to grow from cuttings and 
are therefore grown by layering; that 
is, by covering shoots with earth until 
they are well rooted before cutting 
them from the plant. The rooted stems 
of the Wichuraiana might be consid¬ 
ered to be natural layers. 
Climbing roses are mostly propagated 
by hardwood cuttings. Cut-flower 
roses are grown from hardwood cut¬ 
tings, greenwood or softwood cuttings, 
and by budding or grafting. 
Hardwood cuttings are taken from 
the dormant wood of winter, while soft¬ 
wood, or greenwood, cuttings are taken 
when the plants are in active growth. 
To make a hardwood cutting, good, 
strong, well-ripened shoots of the past 
summer’s growth should be selected. 
These are better if cut between the 
time the leaves fall and freezing 
weather. If left until after cold 
weather there is danger of injury from 
freezing. They should be cut into 
pieces of 5 or 6 inches, with the upper 
cut just above a bud, and should be 
tied in bundles with raffia or with 
string that does not rot easily if ex¬ 
posed to dampness. After labeling 
plainly they should be buried in moist 
sand, tops down, and placed in a cool 
cellar or buried in the open ground 
below danger of frost. They should 
be planted in the open ground in the 
spring about or a little before corn¬ 
planting time, so that one or two eyes, 
or not over one inch of the cutting, 
is above the ground, leaving 4 or S 
inches in the ground. Care must be 
taken not to injure the calluses that 
have formed while the cuttings were 
buried. Sometimes better results are 
obtained by planting in partial shade. 
Frequently cuttings made in winter 
or early spring do nearly as well as 
those made in the fall, but in the 
North there is always danger of the 
wood being injured during the winter. 
Softwood, or greenwood, cuttings are 
made soon after blooming from wood 
of the current year’s growth. These may 
be taken from the stems that have 
grown roses or those that have not. 
There are claims that it makes a differ¬ 
ence which sort of shoot is used, but 
good, strong shoots are the most im¬ 
portant consideration. These should be 
cut to three eyes. All the leaves should 
be removed except the top one, and all 
the leaflets should be removed from this 
except parts of two. These cuttings 
may or may not be made with a “heel,” 
which in this sense is a piece of older 
wood at the bottom of the cutting. 
The cuttings should be planted at once 
in light, loamy soil or in sand in a bed 
where the atmosphere may be inclosed. 
A coldframe or spent hotbed is a suit¬ 
able place if the glass is shaded or a 
cheesecloth frame is used instead of the 
sash. For a few cuttings many people 
1 ave success by inverting over them a 
fruit jar or a glass dish. The cuttings, 
however, need to be shielded from the 
direct rays of the sun when under glass, 
to prevent burning. The object of the 
inclosed atmosphere is to prevent undue 
evaporation from the leaves before 
roots have formed sufficiently to sup¬ 
port the plant. When roots have freely 
formed, the plants should be trans¬ 
planted to good soil, watered well, and 
shaded for a few days from the midday 
sun. Subsequent watering should be 
moderate until they are established. 
Budding and grafting are not neces¬ 
sary in order to get satisfactory results 
in growing roses either about the farm 
home or on the city lot. 
