ROSE DEVELOPMENT FROM 

 1917 TO 1920 



Since the fall of 1916 a number of very interesting 

 and valuable new roses have appeared, and there 

 are other important changes in rose conditions 

 in America. 



Owing to lack of space, information relative to 

 such advances must be given in outline. All the 

 methods abeady described have proved their worth; 

 but emphasis must again be laid upon the superior 

 value of the budded rose for outside culture as com- 

 pared with the own root plant, except in hardy 

 climbers and some other very vigorous varieties. 



The new law, restricting foreign importations, 

 should be of benefit to American outdoor rose 

 lovers for three reasons: first, it will stimulate the 

 production of new American roses; second, it will 

 cause more roses to be propagated outdoors in this 

 country on the most suitable stocks; third, it wdll 

 keep both suitable and unsuitable foreign varieties 

 from being imported on unsuitable stocks. 



Ah-eady fine American introductions have ap- 

 peared, and the testing of these is amply provided 

 for in the new test garden in Portland, Oregon, and 

 by other test gardens throughout the country, all 

 of which, under the guidance of the American Rose 

 Society, are of the utmost value to the future of 

 the rose. 



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