California Farmer and Journal of Useful Sciences, Volume 45, Number 16, 7 September 1876 — The Chinese Management of Rosea. [ARTICLE]

The Chinese Management of Rosea.

It has been stated that the Chinese method of layering roses is sometimes more successful than ours. I -ate in the snmmer they select a vigorous shoot of the same year's growth and tongue it in the usual way; then put in a small pebble to keep the slit open, and bind a handful of fresh moss around the tongue, keeping it constantly dampened. In about six weeks it will have struck roots, and can be planted without disturbing the tnossy covering. Many of the garden roses can lie increased by suckers from the roots, which can be severed with a sharp spade iv the autumn and new bushes formed of them. Budding roses is a simple process, by which amateur cultivators often increase their stock. A sharp penknife can do duty for a budding knife, and the handle of a toothbrush, if ground down smoothly, will answer for a spud to aid in lifting the hark. From the lost of .Tune to the lost of August is the best time for this process, as the bark can then Is; more easily raised from the wootl. Take a smooth stalk and make a horizontal cut across the bark, through to the wood, but not into is. From the centre of this cross cut make another straight cut down the stem, an inch or more in length. These two cuts should resemble aT. Slice off the bud you desire to propagate with one cut of the peuknife, cutting it cleft to the main stalk. Now, with the edge of the spud.turn back the bark uu each side of the straight cut aud insert the bud on the wood of the branch to be budded, fitting it tightly to lie crossed cut. With a bit of soft yarn bind down the bark, leaving the point of the bud exposed. A handful of dampened moss must then be bound round the stem, taking care to leave the tiny point of the bud exposed to the air. In six weeks the wrappings can be removed, but nil other | shoots must bi kept fiom growing on the budded | branch. By tin.- means a rosebush can be made Ito bear half a dozen different colored roses.

[We clip the above from the Scientific American, and would add thM Kofles in onr glorious State can be budded any time in the year, when the hark will peal easily we do not approve of sucker; from the roots, unless bold and vigorous plants, and from true roses, then the roots should be carefully pruned with a sharp knife when planted. Kd. F.]