16 PICTORIAL PRACTICAL ROSE GROWING. 
1. The habit.—The terms almost explain themselves. Thus, 
a “standard ” Rose is a Rose worked on to the top shoots of a 
tall, clean stem. A dwarf is a Rose worked close to the ground, 
the branches forming alow bush. A climbing Rose is a Rose of 
strong, rambling habit. It is not a true climber, like Ampelopsis 
Veitchii, because it does not throw out growths, the special 
mission of which is to attach themselves to a wall, as that 
popular plant does, but the term will serve. A weeping Rose 
is a Rose so influenced by pruning as to turn its branches 
towards the ground. All these types are shown in figures in this 
book. 
2. Sections.—Garden and exhibition Roses have been classi- 
fied into various sections for convenience. They are descendants 
of various species of the great genus Rosa, which belongs to 
the important natural order of the Rosacez. Some of these 
species are grown under garden names. ‘Thus in Rosa bracteata 
we have the Macartney Rose, in Rosa canina the Dog Rose, in 
Rosa centifolia the Cabbage Rose, in Rosa centifolia muscosa 
(Continuation of references to Fig. 5, page 15.) 
in order to establish a Rose on the stock ; 4, point of shortening the 
strong root if the piant is lifted in the autumn after budding ; i, points 
of cutting the top growth close in; j, point of cutting the stock back to 
the bud when this has started into growth. 
Characteristics of the Manetti stock: abundant branching roots with many 
fibres, free growth, early and late, hence may be budded during 
September, on it Hybrid Perpetuals succeed admirably, adaptability 
to either light or strong soils, shoots moderately stout, very spiny, 
spines closely set, thin and very sharp, leaf composed of about thirteen 
leaflets, the plant forming a spreading, diffuse bush. 
C, one year old plant of De la Grifferaie Rose (Cluster class, Rosa multiflora) 
from a cutting inserted the previous autumn: », stem from which buds 
have been cut out; 0, depth of inserting in the soil; p, strong descending 
root ; g, stout and rather long side roots; 7, relatively short and fibrous 
roots; s, strong top growths; ¢, point of shortening the descending 
root; “, point of shortening the side roots to induce fibres to form near 
the stem; v, point of budding. 
D, two year old plants of De la Grifferaie, showing the result of shortening 
the strong roots: w, descending stronger root, which in planting should 
be spread out nearly horizontally ; x, stout side roots, also to be spread 
semi-horizontally at planting ; y, fibrous roots carefully preserved at plant- 
ing, result a much branched fibrous formation near the stem; z, point 
where a shoot was cut off close to a stem; a, growth from a shoot 
shortened at planting to two buds; 4, depth of planting; ¢, point of 
budding or grafting. 
Characteristics of De la Grifferaie: Strong, extended root formation, both — 
deep and wide, very vigorous habit, shoots strong, joints rather distant, 
the shoots often growing 10 feet or more in length in one season, very 
long and strong spines, distantly placed as compared with the Manetti, 
foliage fine, leaf usually composed of seven leaflets, much larger than the 
Manetti. 
