The major difference between the two methods, if that hardwood cuttings, which are stuck in the ground in late fall, and which you could do now, are taken from fully ripened wood. The reason you could do this now, is because that is what the roses currently have.

Softwood cuttings are the ones done inside with humidity. They are taken from semi-ripe wood. This is easy to determine because it's pretty much the same age that a cane has to be to flower. So if the take the cutting from a flower stem, it's good to go. This is true of pretty much all roses, so the timing difference between a gallica and a hybrid tea is that you can take HT cuttings throughout the blooming season, but the gallicas should be taken in June or whenever they bloom.

Whether or not you would plant out multiple cuttings in a pot probably depends on what you are trying to do. I've gotten several potted roses from Sequoia that have multiple rooted cuttings. Usually I separate them simply because that way I get more roses.

Those are all good things to know especially the timing of taking cuttings from Gallicas..
It looks like you are in the same zone as I am, and if so, some if not all of the roses aren't dormant, and don't have hardwood...so I think cuttings can be taken now. I am rooting them outside though...
when I have multiple cuttings in one pot..I take them out, and pot them separately...almost all of the roses I have from Chamblees, had at least two plants in the pot...More roses!!

Hi, I am a newbie and when I got roses from chamblee and sequoia I planted them in one spot per pot... I didn't know that there could be multiple cuttings in one pot. Now I am really worried... Does that hurt them later? should I dig them up and replant them?

Thanks a lot!

jenny7 they are fine as they are.

If you are just starting out rooting roses, it is way easier to achieve success in late spring than it is in mid-winter.