IMPORTANT FLORISTS' PLANTS 



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GRAFTED vs. OWN ROOT ROSES* 



In discussing this question we find great differences of opinion. 

 Grafted Roses. Grafted Roses have the following points in their 

 favor: 



1. They make larger plants in less time because the roots are 

 already a year old. 



2. Because of the adaptability of certain stocks many Roses, if 

 grafted, may succeed on soil that would be uncongenial to them if on 

 their own roots. Thus, grafted Roses will grow in sandy soils while 

 mostof our commoner named varieties on their own roots prefer a 

 heavy soil. 



Fig. 90. Standard Roses. The various Hybrid Teas, Teas and Hybrid Perpetuals 



are successfully budded or grafted upon upright stocks of R. canina, R. rugosa and 



other shrubby sorts. Such plants are called Standard or Tree Roses. 



3. Grafted Roses have larger root systems and can, therefore, 

 take up more water and plant food. 



4. Where stock is limited as with new varieties, each eye will make 

 a plant. 



5. Some weak growing sorts are increased in vigor by being grafted. 



6. Because of the evergrowing character of certain stocks they 

 may cause a continuous blooming in some varieties that might naturally 

 rest. 



* Some of the arguments here presented have been derived from an article in The 

 Florists 1 Exchange of April 27, 1918, by E. G. Hill. 



