22 PICTORIAL PRACTICAL ROSE GROWING. 
seedling Brier”; (3) “cutting Briers,” or “on the cutting 
Brier” ; (4) “ Grifferaies,” or “on the Grifferaie” ; (5) “ own- 
root.” The first four terms indicate the stocks on to which the 
Roses are worked. A ‘‘Manetti Rose” is a Rose worked on to 
a Manetti stock (see Fig. 5, p. 15) This stock, which was raised by 
Signor Manetti, of the Botanic Gardens, Milan, is not quite so 
popular as it was soon after its introduction some 60 years ago. 
Most Roses take well on it, but it is not lasting. Brier stocks 
are extensively used, especially for Teas. Where standards are 
wanted, Briers are taken out of the hedges in autumn (see Fig. 
8, p. 21). For dwarfs, it is customary to work on cultivated stocks, 
raised either from seeds (see Fig 7, p. 19) or cuttings (see Fig. 6, p. 17). 
The De la Grifferaie stock (see Fig. 5, p. 15) is growing in favour on 
account of its hardiness and vigour. Most climbers do well on it, par- 
ticularly Maréchal Niel. 
Stocks sometimes overgrow the Roses they ought to support. 
Foliage with seven, nine, or more leaflets is probably Manetti or 
Brier, not Rose. 
“Own-root” Roses are trees raised from cuttings of their 
own wood. 
The terms “maiden” and “ cutback” are also used in con- 
nection with Roses. They may apply to any class of stock, be- 
cause a “maiden” Rose is simply a one year old plant, and a 
“ cutback” a tree which has passed its first year and been 
pruned. 
With this preliminary explanation, and the illustrations 
which accompany it, the way is cleared for a chat about pro- 
pagation. 
Chapter 5.—Bow to Propagate Roses. 
WE have learned what Rose stocks are, and may now turn to a 
consideration of the ways and means of getting Roses on them. 
In the first place, “ catch your hare.” This may not be very 
easy. Amateurs and gardeners rarely bud or graft Roses except 
on to Briers from the hedges, for the simple, but sufficient, 
reason thai they have nothing else to work them on to. The 
cultivation of Manetti, De la Grifferaie, and Cutting and Seed- 
ling Briers is practically confined to the trade. 
This sounds rather like damping newly awakened ardour, 
