GENERAL INFORMATION 



It will be found by the person who wishes to have 

 some interesting work for the winter, and who can 

 give up part of his greenhouse, that a great deal 

 may be accomplished even in a limited space. A 

 conservatory would also give one an opportunity to 

 make interesting experiments. 



The Hybrid Tea list, with the addition of Pernet- 

 Ducher's Pernetiana, makes this section of outdoor 

 roses very complete, but there is still a large field 

 to work upon, particularly in the climbing section. 

 Any one who can breed a hardy seedling climber 

 which will bloom reliably from frost to frost will be 

 giving the rose world a most important addition. 

 By securing a few potted plants in the early autumn, 

 quite a number of crosses could be made, although 

 the chances of securing what is desired would not 

 be as great as if one had more plants with which 

 to experiment. 



As most of the books state, a rose will become 

 fertilized with its own pollen more quickly than by 

 the pollen of any other rose. The main point for 

 success is to watch most carefully the rose which is 

 to be bred so that before the pollen becomes ripe 

 the anthers and stamens may be removed. It is 

 very easy to tell when the pollen is ripe because it 

 will then drop in small yellow particles upon the 

 petals of the rose, and if one's finger is rubbed across 



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