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Show LEASES" from yIJ ?wi)u s,r,to)5tyHARRIET MAY WILSOhTji Roses From Rose Cuttings If you desire new bushes from your own stock, or if 'your neighbor has a desirable rose and will let you take a few cuttings from the plant, proceed as follows: For Greenwood Cuttings: The base of a flowering shoot after the flower has fully opened is in good condition for a greenwood cutting; cut-ting; wood, equally mature, from a non-flowering shoot is also suitable. Order of Procedure: 1. With a sharp, thin-bladed knife, cut a piece from three to six inches long, with three buds, making the incision close below the lower bud and any distance above the upper bud; 2. Remove the lower leaves; leave the top one on. All leaflets except two should be cut away to reduce the amount of leaf surface exposed to the air; 3. Drop the cuttings, as made, into water or wrap in moist paper for protection; 4. Plant immediately in sand or light loamy soil; setting about an inch apart and deep enough so that the top bud and leaves just protrude from the soil; 5. Pack the sand closely around them, particularly at their lower ends; 6. Water them thoroughly after planting, and enclose, to keep the leaves from wilting. A coldframe or spent hotbed is suitable for rose cutting if the glass is shaded or if a cheesecloth-covered frame is used in place of sash. In handling only a few cuttings, many persons successfully invert fruit jars or glass dishes over them; 7. As the cuttings begin to absorb ab-sorb moisture, admit a little air to coldframe or jar to prevent the growth of mold and fungi; 8. In frames, frequent spraying should be given; under jars, this is not necessary; 9. When roots have formed freely, transplant the plants to good soil, water well, and shade from the midday mid-day sun for a few days; 10. Water moderately until the plants are well established. For Hardwood Cuttings: Strong, well-ripened shoots of the previous summer's growth should be selected. Cut after the wood matures, but before freezing weather. weath-er. Proceed in the following order: 1. Cut into pieces four to six inches long, with the lower cut just below a bud; 2. Plant in sand beds with jars placed over them, as described for greenwood cuttings, or in frames; 3. If the cuttings are not to be planted until the following spring, they may be tied in bundles with raffia, plainly labeled, buried in a box of moist sand, and placed in a cool cellar or buried with the tops down in the open ground, below danger dan-ger of frost; 4. In early spring, plant in the open ground, deep enough so that j one eye or not over one inch of the cutting is above the ground; 5. Take care not to injure the calluses cal-luses that have formed while the cuttings were buried; 6. Sometimes better results are obtained by planting the cuttings in partial shade. Fertilization and Cultivation. Roses grow well on both sandy loam and clay loam soils, but as a rule the best results are obtained from deep, rich soils, which are well drained. Good growth of stalk and plenty of bloom will usually result re-sult from soil which is enriched, at time of planting, with well-rotted cow manure. Mixed farmyard manures ma-nures are satisfactory, but horse manure, alone, is the least desirable of all animal manures. Other fertilizers fer-tilizers may be used, also, such as dried blood, tankage, fish scrap, cottonseed cot-tonseed meal or ground bone. When manure or compost is used, it is advisable to apply a layer two or three inches deep, or even more. As to cultivation, it need only be said that roses require clean cultivation, culti-vation, or, as an alternative, must be well mulched. Insect Enemies. For slugs, caterpillars and beetles, bee-tles, the following spray is recommended: recom-mended: three teaspoonfuls of lead arsenate to one or two ounces of soap, to one gallon of water. (NOTE: Lead arsenate is a dangerous poison poi-son and must be handled with care.) For thrips, spider mites, and aph-ids, aph-ids, spray with a solution of one to two teaspoonfuls of nicotine-sulphate, one to four ounces of soap, and one gallon of water. For further information, send five cents to the Superintendent of Documents. Washington. D. C. asking for Farmers' lulletin No. 750. COTTAGE CHEESE SALAD DRESSING Add a half cupful of cottage cheese to a thick mayonnaise made in the usual quantity of oil and eggs, and mix thoroughly. Such a dressing dress-ing will keep for a considerable time without separating. THE BOMBARDIER BEETLE This little beetle, bke the polecat pole-cat or skunk, carries at the rear of its body a little sack filled with a foul-smelling liquid which it squirts on its enemies. |